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|5|= 5. 
Absolute Value is always positive. 
The value of |5| is 5.

Asking the absolute value of a number is pretty much asking 'how many units away from zero is this number?' which is the reason why it's always positive.

|5| = 5, and |-5| = 5 because they are both 5 units away from 0.