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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Simplify the expression: |–16|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol thought so just thought wanted to be sure , thanks y'all

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The answer is simply 16, anything in those two lines comes to a positive outcome.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

that's what I thought I just haven't done that kind of problem before

OpenStudy (dangerousjesse):

You guys need to explain your answers. "|x|" and "|-x|" will always be positive. "-|x|" and "-|-x|" will always be negative.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Anything comes out to be positive, also negative quantity becomes positive . This is called modulus or Absolute value function

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