Question

Simplify:

|2(5)-8|= ?

Answer 1

2

Answer 2

|2(5)-8|=
|10-8|= 2

Answer 3

2*5 = 10

10 - 8 is 2

so it would be |2|

all the || means, is the distance to zero of whatever number is in the ||

for instance, |2| is 2 away from zero, obviously. 0,1,2

however, |-2| is also 2 away from zero. -2, -1, 0

so another way to think about it is the || sign will make whatever number is inside positive, as distances must always be positive.

Therefore, |2| is just 2.

Answer 4

your good....

Answer 5

thanks!