How do you solve #-| 5| + | - 8| - 15#?
1 Answer
Take the absolute value of each term surrounded by an absolute value.
Explanation:
Solving an absolute value expression may seem complicated to many.
An absolute value is a magnitude of a number that can be expressed disregarding its sign (positive or negative/+ or -). Therefore, if you express an absolute value of
Knowing this, let's solve this expression.
#- |5| + |-8|-15#
Now, we have a negative sign, an absolute value of
We get this.
#=-5 + 8 - 15#
Now we just simplify.
#=-5 + 8 - 15#
#=-12#
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