What would |-9| equal?

Question

I really don't understand this problem. Please solve it and let me know how you did it.

Answer 1

Imagine -9 and 9 on a number line.  They are both 9 whole numbers away from zero.  Just think that absolute value is the number's distance from zero, which is always positive.

Answer 2

It would equal 9.

Absolute values make everything positive. Simply take out the negative and you have your answer.

Answer 3

it would equal 9 because whatever is in absolute value bars: the | x | it always becomes positive

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