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.

(3) −2, +11

Answer 1

The magnitude of an integer is the numerical value regardless of its sign.
The magnitude of –2 is 2 and that of +11 is 11.
The magnitude 11 is greater than that of 2.
∴ Difference between the two magnitudes = 11 – 2 = 9