Question

How do I simplify: |-88| - |45|

Answer 1

first add the both

Answer 2

88 + 45

Answer 3

133

Answer 4

yeah then put a - sign

Answer 5

that is - 135 because you are adding two negative numbers

Answer 6

so you need -

Answer 7

Oh. I understand now. Thank you

Answer 8

You would first simplify the absolute values of -88 and 45.
|-88| = 88
|45| = 45

So we have: 88 - 45.
Then do the subtraction step.

Answer 9

@RissaHowel

@sumanta is not correct. Listen to @AccessDenied .