Question

What is `| -6 + (-5)| + |2 + (-7)|`?

Answer 1

First work out what's inside the absolute brackets:

Explanation:

`-6+(-5)=-6-5=-11`
`2+(-7)=2-7=-5`

Since the absolute brackets 'destroy' the `-`sign:

`|-11|+|-5|=11+5=16`