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Comparing Absolute Values and Integers

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Comparing $-8$ and $|-8|$

When comparing a negative integer and an absolute value expression, such as $-8$ and $|-8|$ , start by simplifying the absolute value. The absolute value of $-8$ is $8$ , so the comparison evaluating the values becomes $-8$ versus $8$ . Since $-8 < 8$ , it concludes that $-8 < |-8|$ .

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