Question

Find the magnitude of each of the numbers in the following pairs, determine which magnitude is bigger and find the difference between the two magnitudes.

(7) −16, +16

Answer 1

The magnitude of an integer is the numerical value regardless of its sign.
The magnitude of –16 is 16 and that of +16 is 16.
Both the magnitudes are equal.
Difference between the two magnitudes = 16 – 16 = 0