Question

Simplify.

|–10 – 3| =

Answer 1

i will medal and fan!

Answer 2

The first step is make that into 1 number

Answer 3

First, do the subtraction.
Then take the absolute value.

Answer 4

i think it is 13
because -10-3=-13

Answer 5

What is -10 - 3?

Answer 6

and those brackets mean to find the absolute value

Answer 7

is it -13?

Answer 8

thats what i got

Answer 9

Right. absolute value means distance from 0. How far away from 0 is -13?

Answer 10

guys can i ask another question

Answer 11

go ahead

Answer 12

Which set of numbers is ordered from least to greatest?

A.
{5, 0, 3.5, –0.4, –1}

B.
{–1, –0.4, 5, 0, 3.5}

C.
{5, 3.5, 0, –0.4, –1}

D.
{–1, –0.4, 0, 3.5, 5}

Answer 13

-13 is the result of the subtraction. That is correct, but you're not done.
Now you take the absolute value of -13.

Answer 14

So far you have

\(|-10 - 3| = |-13| \)

Now you need to finish by finding the absolute value of -13.

Answer 15

ok

Answer 16

-5 or 5??

Answer 17

Start with process of elimination. which 2 are definitely not least to greatest?

Answer 18

ok

Answer 19

a and c is not right

Answer 20

Correct

Answer 21

its D!

Answer 22

Perfect

Answer 23

Yay!

Answer 24

What is the middle number when the numbers {8, –2.4, 3.2, –1.5, 1.3} are ordered from least to greatest?




Question Resources

Answer 25

Try to order them from least to greatest first

Answer 26

heres the order i think.. -2.4, -1.5, 1.3 3.2, 8

Answer 27

is that right?

Answer 28

Awesome

Answer 29

ok now the middle is -1.5 or 1.3

Answer 30

how do i find out

Answer 31

You can find the middle by eliminating one number from each side at a time

Answer 32

?huh? so like i... um im sorry but i dont understand

Answer 33

should i find the avrage of the middle numbers combined

Answer 34

So cross off the first number and the last one

Answer 35

yes

Answer 36

ok now what do i do

Answer 37

its 1.3!

Answer 38

thx!

Answer 39

yorue welcome

Answer 40

Yay!! i got an 80./. YAY THX GUYS

Answer 41

no problem

Answer 42

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