diff --git a/Maths/AbsoluteValue.java b/Maths/AbsoluteValue.java
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+package Maths;
+
+/**
+ * @author PatOnTheBack
+ */
+
+public class AbsoluteValue {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        int value = -34;
+        System.out.println("The absolute value of " + value + " is " + absVal(value));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * If value is less than zero, make value positive.
+     *
+     * @param value a number
+     * @return the absolute value of a number
+     */
+    public static int absVal(int value) {
+        return value > 0 ? value : -value;
+    }
+
+}