Question

Given a = -3, b = 4 and c = -5, evaluate -|a - b| + c.
please help

Answer 1

Are you given any answer choices?

Answer 2

i am not

Answer 3

Alright then. So what do you think you need to do first?

Answer 4

i know i have to plug in the numbers but idk what those two lines represent

Answer 5

Do you know what they're called at least?

Answer 6

not a clue

Answer 7

It means absolute value.

Answer 8

So basically absolute value means -|-2-4| would be -6

Answer 9

So if the expression is -|-3-4| what do you think this would equal?