if a and b are both negative numbers and a<b, what must be true about their absolute values?
a.|a| < |b|
b.|a| = |b|
c.|a| > |b|
d.you cannot tell without knowing a and b

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a < b....a is less then b....so let a = -4 and b = -3

|-4| ___ |-3|..absolute values are positive...
4 ____ 3........4 > 3...so |a| > |b|...answer C

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13-07-2016

it is c, since negitive a is a lower value, its number would be a higher number, so its absolute value would be higher.

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if a and b are both negative numbers and a<b, what must be true about their absolute values? a.|a| < |b| b.|a| = |b| c.|a| > |b| d.you cannot tell without knowing a and b

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if a and b are both negative numbers and a<b, what must be true about their absolute values?
a.|a| < |b|
b.|a| = |b|
c.|a| > |b|
d.you cannot tell without knowing a and b