Question

simplify: \[\left| 5-11 \right|\]

Answer 1

5 - 11 is what

Answer 2

what do u mean?

Answer 3

what is 5-11 equal to

Answer 4

-6

Answer 5

so |5-11| = |-6|

Answer 6

to evaluate |-6|, you just report the positive version of that number

so

|-6| = 6

Answer 7

this means

|5-11| = 6

Answer 8

basically what |5-11| means is that 5 is 6 units away from 11

or 11 is 6 units away from 5

so that's why

|5-11| = 6