Khan/khan-exercises — Issue #11691: Comparing absolute values - Absolute value
Author: KhanBugz
Created: 2012-01-20 11:38:38+00:00
State: open
Labels: firefox, snowleo, wrong-or-unclear

Reporter: tdcdesigns@verizon.net

Problem asks: [1] is <, >, or = to -1?
Isn't it =?
The answer insists it is < (greater than).
If absolute value is the distance from 0, aren't they both equal units from 0, that is one unit to right and one unit to left of 0?
Thanks

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