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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve |-5-4-3|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve what is in the absolute value working from left to right and then take the absolute value of the value

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I am so confused lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve -5-4-3 and then take the absolute value of the number which is always positive

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 12?The only options are 2,4 and 6.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OK, so -12 and then the absolute value which is |-12| = 12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

just know that absolute value is positive :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

But the only answers that they give you to chose from are 2 4 and 6/:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hmm, 2, 4 and 6?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yupp:(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@zepdrix, can you help?

zepdrix (zepdrix):

but.. but it's 12 :c

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Maybe I'm just dumb lmfao. Given a = -3 and b = 4 and c = -5, evaluate |c - a - b|. 2 4 6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I don't see how it could be anything but 12

zepdrix (zepdrix):

Oh you silly billy....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh you didn't tell us that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'm sorry! lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that will change the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so what you have now is | -5 - (-3) - 4 | = |-5 + 3 - 4| = |-2 - 4| = |-6| = 6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I hope that you can follow

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You are deff a life savor lol. thank you both !:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks for giving us the right information lol :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

don't forget to close the question

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