https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/x6b17ba59:rational-numbers-addition-and-subtraction/cc-7th-absolute-value/v/absolute-value-as-distance-between-numbers 2021-06-24T19:33:07Z Absolute value as distance between numbers In this video, we think about what |a-b| really means, and we verify that |a-b| = |b-a| by looking at an example. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/HyOaoR_u2S6N9h2FfwLhEPfxGWqJ27hpu3Fp5Qic_LD8sb71w7sdSRczS3AmOoLPJkuT5LgQ6iAaGQhdz-GZpiA Absolute value as distance between numbers In this video, we think about what |a-b| really means, and we verify that |a-b| = |b-a| by looking at an example. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/t4xOkpP8FgE.mp4/t4xOkpP8FgE.mp4 330 Absolute value https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/x6b17ba59:rational-numbers-addition-and-subtraction/cc-7th-absolute-value/e/absolute-value-to-find-distance 2026-05-04T16:10:46.51963925Z Absolute value to find distance Represent the distance between two numbers or measurements as the absolute value of their difference. Distinguish between distance and amount of change in context. Ben exercise https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-seventh-grade-math/x6b17ba59:rational-numbers-addition-and-subtraction/cc-7th-absolute-value/v/interpreting-absolute-value-as-distance 2020-09-16T18:09:54Z Interpreting absolute value as distance In this video, we work through a bunch of examples that stretch our thinking on absolute value. video https://cdn.kastatic.org/googleusercontent/D_8aMpyLA5Jt8aoc9EWENL_sGUZjAjlmd0Rtn14cOh_4oamiC7gvYVMJqQwObsqNj56ajUl93VUfqhFDqpAgLsIcBg Interpreting absolute value as distance In this video, we work through a bunch of examples that stretch our thinking on absolute value. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/K759mIqpvOU.mp4/K759mIqpvOU.mp4 654 Absolute value