How do you simplify $abs{+16} - abs{-60} - abs{-39} -abs {+26}$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-09T16:17:05

See the entire simplification process below:

First, execute each of the absolute value functions:

$abs(16) - abs(-60) - abs(-39) - abs(+26) =$

$(16) - (60) - (39) - (26)$

Now, subtract the three terms on the right from $16$ :

$16 - 125 = -109$

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