Absolute value |-3| = -m

GRE Quant Problem Solving
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Hey there, again I have some issues interpreting the question/givens.
So I understand that |-3| means the absolute value of -3 on the number line. However it is set equal to the negative value of m which I don’t really get. Because the absolute value of -3 is 3 right?

Then the question is, what is bigger, m or 3. So I picked C but it’s B. So does it mean that 3 is bigger simply because |-3| = -m, so eventhough m represents 3 the minus makes it smaller than 3?

Thanks
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Ah, so basically |-3| is 3 as the absolute value of -3 is simply 3. But they set it equal to minus m because m is just a random variable. There is no relation in the sense that absolute value of -3 should be the negative of a number. It’s just the case for this variable. Right? Then I get it. Thanks!!!

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