Khan/khan-exercises — Issue #14414: Comparing absolute values - Comparing absolute value
Author: KhanBugz
Created: 2012-02-22 16:37:40+00:00
State: open
Labels: hard, ie8, ie9, win7

Reporter: sdamom2_4@yahoo.com

Really? Can you see this problem and answer on this page? Is this OK? 2 is not greater than -6 in absolute value. Yes it is higher on a number line but it is not farther from the 0.

[comparing_absolute_values.html?seed=52&problem=0](http://sandcastle.khanacademy.org/media/castles/Khan:master/exercises/comparing_absolute_values.html?seed=52&problem=0&debug)

[Answer timeline](http://sandcastle.khanacademy.org/media/castles/Khan:master/exercises/comparing_absolute_values.html?seed=52&problem=0&debug&activity=%5B%5B%22incorrect-activity%22%2C%22%5C%22%3Ccode%20style%3D%5C%5C%5C%22display%3A%20none%3B%5C%5C%5C%22%3E%26lt%3B%3C%2Fcode%3E%5C%22%22%2C4%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C4%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C6%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C8%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C14%5D%2C%5B%22hint-activity%22%2C%220%22%2C17%5D%5D)

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