SAT Math Question of the Day

Math Category: Absolute Value:

Q: What is | -15 |?

  1. 15
  2. -1
  3. 1
  4. -15
  5. 225

UNANSWERED.

The correct answer is A.

A: Those parallel bars | | mean it's an absolute value problem. Think of absolute value as how far a number is from 0. Looking at the number line below, see that the -15 is 15 away from the 0. So, the answer is 15.

TIP: The absolute value of something is always a positive number or 0.