Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
|a| = a for a ≥ 0
|a| = -a for a < 0
therefore
|-4.5| = -(-4.5) = 4.5
4.5
usually if you are finding absolute value for a negative number, it is usually the opposite of that negative number.
If I am trying to find absolute value for -7 it would be 7.
