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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do you solve this? Would it be -3 or 3? | -5 + 2 |

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve the inside first, then take the absolute value (get rid of negatives). Solve inside: (-5+2)=-3 Get rid of negatives: 3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So it 3?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You tell me, haha.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What about this one- 4 - |7 + 10|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-4-|7+10| ? It's a little unclear how it is written if the first negative is a negative or just a marker.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't know, I'm confused on it too.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Er, I mean, is that the equation they gave you?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Either way, it's probably way easier than you're making it out to be, haha. Solve inside the || first: -4-|17| Use the || to get rid of the negatives INSIDE: -4-(17) Note: Nothing changed since 17 is already positive Now your equation is -4-17 You can solve this, yeah?

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