Question

What is the value of the expression |-20 + 5|?

Answer 1

Any ideas?

Answer 2

Start with what is inside the absolute value.

Answer 3

I can try to give them an example

Answer 4

direct substitution:
= 3(-2) + 2 -(4*-2 +5)
= -6 + 2 -(-8 + 5)
= -6 + 2 - (-3)
= -6 + 2 +3
= -6 + 5
= -1

Answer 5

I know the answer.

Answer 6

but no

Answer 7

Let the student learn please.

Answer 8

sorry

Answer 9

@emsimpson ???

Answer 10

is it -15

Answer 11

yay!

Answer 12

Booisme absolute values represent distance a number is from 0

is that distance ever negative?

Answer 13

Now take the absolute value of -15 @emsimpson

Answer 14

$$\Huge |-15|=?$$

Answer 15

that is the answer

Answer 16

What goes where the question mark is?

Answer 17

the answer is 15

Answer 18

Correct.