Can someone please please please help me with absolute values?

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anonymous · Answer

$$\93| - \-65|$$

anonymous · Answer

Ugh ignore the redness.

phi · Answer

make the number inside the | |  positive and get rid of the | |
example
| 2 | - |-1|  -->  +2 - +1  or 2-1= 1

anonymous · Answer

Ok how about this one?$$-\74-46| + \26-33|$$

phi · Answer

first do the arithmetic inside the | |
then make the answer positive (if it isn't already)  and get rid of the | |
then finish the problem

anonymous · Answer

So I ignore all the - and make everything positive?

phi · Answer

not exactly.  You keep the minus signs that are outside the | | 

example:
- | -2|    -->  - (+2) = -2   the | -2| becomes +2, but the - outside makes it -2

anonymous · Answer

Ok thank you so much! :D