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Grade 6SuperchallengeAbsolute Value

Absolute Value · Superchallenge problem

The temperature at noon on five days in a row was −4∘-4^\circ, 3∘3^\circ, −7∘-7^\circ, 2∘2^\circ and −1∘-1^\circ. From each day to the next, the temperature went up or down. Add up the SIZES of the four day-to-day changes (ignore whether each was up or down). What is the total?