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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Evaluate |-10| - |-8| im not sure how to do problems like this can someone help me?

pooja195 (pooja195):

whats the absolute value of -10?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not sure what absolute value is

OpenStudy (igreen):

Just simplify the absolute values and subtract. Absolute values make the value inside of it positive.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

u chage the negative to a positive

OpenStudy (igreen):

Examples: |3| = 3 |-53| = 53

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 10 and 8?

OpenStudy (igreen):

Yep.

OpenStudy (igreen):

Subtract them.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2

pooja195 (pooja195):

yep :)

pooja195 (pooja195):

welcome to openstudy! :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

-2[7 - 3(-8 + 5)]? not sure what to do with the brackets

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you(:

OpenStudy (khalilforthewin):

is it done

OpenStudy (igreen):

Make a new post. One question per post.

OpenStudy (khalilforthewin):

the brackets mean it cant be negitive

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