Question

Question?! Do absolute value "bars" act as parenthasees?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

It is important to note that the absolute value bars do NOT work in the same way as do parentheses. Whereas –(–3) = +3, this is NOT how it works for absolute value:
Simplify -|-3| is the correct way to display absolute value.

So in summary, the correct answer is NO.

Answer 3

No, they don't.

Answer 4

no. These are parentheses: ( ) Absolute value bars make a "bar" around an integer always making it positive inside the bars.