Which of the following statements describes the absolute value of a number "a"?

a) the opposite value of a number "a" can be represented by the absolute value of a number "a."
b) given |a|, "a" is always positive
c) the distance from the number "a" to 0 on a number line can be represented by the absolute value of a number "a."
d) the positive value of a negative number "a" can be represented by the absolute value of a number "a."

Anew shopping mall is gaining in popularity. every day since it opened, the number of shoppers is 5% more than the number of shoppers the day before. the total number of shoppers over the first 10 days is 1258 how many shoppers were on the first day?

Awasher and a dryer cost $701 combined. the washer costs $51 more than the dryer. what is the cost of the dryer?

The description below represents function a and the table represents function b: function a the function is 5 more than 3 times x. function b x y −1 2 0 5 1 8 which statement is correct about the slope and y-intercept of the two functions? (1 point) their slopes are equal but y-intercepts are not equal. their slopes are not equal but y-intercepts are equal. both slopes and y intercepts are equal. neither slopes nor y-intercepts are equal.