# Re: Negative Numbers

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-negative-numbers/98297>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 13, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-negative-numbers/98297 "2006-07-13T18:23:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-negative-numbers/98297/1 "2006-07-13T18:23:24Z")

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> I’m just getting started with Ruby and was wondering if there  
> is a way  
> to translate negative numbers into their positive equals.  
> i.e turning  
> -7 into 7. Thanks for any help.

Use the .abs method

irb(main):001:0\> -7.abs  
=\> 7

Regards,

Dan

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