How do you simplify 5/abs(-2)? Algebra Properties of Real Numbers Additive Inverses and Absolute Values 1 Answer Alan P. May 31, 2015 Since abs(-2) = 2 5/abs(-2) = 5/2 = 2½ Answer link Related questions What are absolute values? What is the absolute value of -10 and 10? How do you know that the additive inverse of -20 is 20? How do you evaluate |2-8|? How do you simplify -|-1|? What is the additive inverse property? What is the absolute value of -9? How do you simplify x = - abs6^2 - abs(-4 + 7) *7? How do you simplify abs( -11 +1)? How do you simplify abs6-abs(-3)? See all questions in Additive Inverses and Absolute Values Impact of this question 2093 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License