Answer
$9.7$
Work Step by Step
RECALL:
$|a| = a$ if $a \ge 0$
$|a| = -a$ if $a \lt 0$
Thus,
$|-9.7| = -(-9.7) = 9.7$
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 1 - Review Exercises - Page 98: 19
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