Why does one require an absolute value but not the other

Question

#if number is greater then 17 double abs dif.
def difference(n):
if n <= 17:
return 17 - n
else:
return (n - 17) * 2

print(difference(22))
print(difference(14))

def near_thousand(n):
return ((abs(1000 - n) <= 100) or (abs(2000 - n) <= 100))
print(near_thousand(1000))
print(near_thousand(900))
print(near_thousand(800))
print(near_thousand(2200))

Answer 1

The top says "double abs dif." So you need an absolute value there too.

Answer 2

Ad long as n is greater than 17 then n-17 is always positive, so using absolute values is redundant.

Answer 3

Your description says nothing about what is supposed to happen if n is not greater than 17.

Answer 4

The way you have defined the difference function it will always return a positive value, so there is no need for using absolute values.

Answer 5

How is anyone supposed to tell without any information about what you're trying to do? We're not mind-readers.

Answer 6

I have no idea what I'm doing. The top is explained
The bottom determines whith num is within 1000 or 2000

Answer 7

100 of 1000 2000

Answer 8

Yeah. It runs without it idk why

Answer 9

Return double abs val

Answer 10

This is off another teaching platform

Answer 11

Got it thank you