Question

Evaluate |-4| - |10| I've been struggling, anyone mind helping me?

Answer 1

The absolute value of any number is positive. This |-a| = a and |a| = a Does this get you started?

Answer 2

The absolute value of any number is positive. Thus |-a| = a and |a| = a Does this get you started?

Answer 3

if the number inside the | | is positive, you can drop the | |
because they are not doing anything.

Answer 4

If the number inside the | | is negative you can change it to positive and drop the | |

Answer 5

|-4| - |-10| just becomes 4-10 because the straight absolute lines make the value inside positive. 4-10=-6 . :)

Answer 6

Does that make sense to you?