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A corporate database administrator is reviewing transaction reconciliation records. The database logs a standard credit balance of 12{}12 as 12{}12 and a promotional adjustment code represented by the mathematical expression −∣−12∣{}-|-12|. To correctly compare these amounts, the administrator must simplify the adjustment code. The absolute value portion, ∣−12∣|-12|, represents a positive distance of 12 from zero. Enacting the negative sign placed outside the absolute value bars negates this value, yie

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