What is the absolute value of 207.65?
Understand the Problem
The question asks to find the absolute value of the number 207.65. The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, which is always non-negative.
Answer
$207.65$
Answer for screen readers
$207.65$
Steps to Solve
- Definition of Absolute Value
The absolute value of a number $x$, denoted as $|x|$, is its distance from zero. If $x$ is non-negative (i.e., $x \ge 0$), then $|x| = x$. If $x$ is negative (i.e., $x < 0$), then $|x| = -x$.
- Applying the Definition
Since 207.65 is a positive number (greater than zero), the absolute value of 207.65 is simply 207.65.
$$ |207.65| = 207.65 $$
$207.65$
More Information
The absolute value function effectively removes the negative sign from a number if it has one. Positive numbers remain unchanged.
Tips
A common mistake is to incorrectly apply the absolute value only to the integer part of the number, or to make sign errors. Remember that for any positive number, the absolute value is the number itself.
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