The absolute value of any positive number is that number itself.
If you take the absolute value of a negative number, then just erase the negative sign and you have your answer.
The absolute value is never negative. It represents distance from that value to 0 on the number line.
So saying |2.3| = 2.3 means the number 2.3 is exactly 2.3 units away from 0 on the number line.
Another example would be |-7| = 7 showing that from 0 to -7 is 7 spaces.
