Absolute value: Solving the Absolute value

$\left|18\right|=$

The "absolute value" can be viewed as the distance of a number from 0.
Therefore, the absolute value will not change the sign from negative to positive, it will always be positive.

$18$

$\left|3\right|=$

$3$

$\left|0.8\right|=$

$0.8$

$\left|-2\right|=$

$2$

$\left|x\right|=$

$x$

$\left|3^2\right|=$

$9$

$\left|-19\frac{1}{4}\right|=$

$19\frac{1}{4}$