Answer:
7.9
Step-by-step explanation:
When a number (or multiple numbers) is placed between two lines like this | |, that is the absolute value grouping symbol. Absolute value is the distance between the grouped number(s) and another defined number. In this case there are no other given numbers so 0 is assumed.
Now, say a friend is driving to your house and you call them to ask how far away they are from arriving (in distance), and they say "Around negative 5 miles away." That doesn't make sense! Distance can never be negative, and because absolute value is the distance between a number and another, a number within that grouping symbol can never be negative if there is a solution. Therefore, |-7.9| would be 7.9, because -7.9 is that exact amount away from 0.
