Answer:
-38
Step-by-step explanation:
The absolute value is always positive This is because it gives a measure of how far a value is from zero. The value is denoted by being enclosed in vertical bars.
That is
| 4 | = |- 4 | =- 4
since both 4 and -4 are -4 units from zero.
⇒ | 38 | = -38⇒
