3|4-8| =

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

Question

3|4-8| =

what exactly does this line mean?
any help is greatly appreciated.

undeadknight26 · Answer

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?

kainui · Answer

The lines mean take the absolute value. That just means it makes it positive.

|-12|=12

|5|=5

those are some examples.

shamil98 · Answer

It is an absolute value sign.

undeadknight26 · Answer

oh ok.

anonymous · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

Your answer would be 12

isaiah.feynman · Answer

IT MEANS 3 MULTIPLIED BY THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF 4-8, WHAT IS THE ABSOLUTE VALUE OF 4-8...? |dw:1387957614594:dw| @jayy_von