If a number is (blank), then the number is less than its absolute value

The absolute value is always either a zero or a positive number.
Therefore:
If a number is negative, then the number is less than its absolute value.

Examples to better illustrate this:
1- If a number is "0", then its absolute value is also "0" (number is equal to absolute value)
2- If a number is "25", then its absolute value is also "25" (number is equal to absolute value)
3- If a number is "-25", then its absolute value is "25" (number is less than its absolute value).

Hello!

the answer is:

the correct option:

b.

why?

to solve the problem, we need to remember how to operate to simplify exponential expressions using the logarithms.

we are given the equation:

then, using placing logarith with base 7 on both sides of the equation, we have:

so, rounding the obtained result to two decimal places (nearest hundreth), we have:

hence, we have that the correct option:

b.

have a nice day!