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.

(6) +32, −45

Answer 1

The magnitude of an integer is the numerical value regardless of its sign.
The magnitude of +32 is 32 and that of –45 is 45.
The magnitude 45 is greater than that of 32.
∴ Difference between the two magnitudes = 45 – 32 = 13