How do you simplify #4|3-(-3)| + (-1)#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-22T04:48:47

The absolute value acts as a bracket, so analyze what's inside there first, then it's order of operations as normal, to get to #23#.

Starting with the original:

#4|3-(-3)|+(-1)#

The absolute value acts as a set of brackets, so let's focus there first:

#|3-(-3)|#

So #3-(-3) = 6#

So let's substitute that in:

#4|6|+(-1)#

Next, #|6| = 6#

So we have:

#4*6+(-1) = 24-1 = 23#