Question

3|4-8| =

what exactly does this line mean?
any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

pretty much acts as a parenthesis...you do that and then if it is negative you switch it to positive and it is positive you switch it to negative...@charlotte123 is this right?

Answer 2

The lines mean take the absolute value. That just means it makes it positive.

|-12|=12

|5|=5

those are some examples.

Answer 3

It is an absolute value sign.

Answer 4

oh ok.

Answer 5

Absolute value. It can never be negative. It's always positive.

Answer 6

Your answer would be 12

Answer 7

IT MEANS 3 MULTIPLIED BY THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF 4-8, WHAT IS THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF 4-8...? @jayy_von