SOLUTION: ok. so i have this: negative3 minus 2 in the absolute value bar. Do I make the minus sign a positive. Im confused please answer back!

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Question 50068: ok. so i have this: negative3 minus 2 in the absolute value bar. Do I make the minus sign a positive. Im confused please answer back!
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\-3-2\ [Work the problem within the absolute bars first]
\-5\
\-5\=5 [Find the absolute value of (-5) which is (5)]
5 [Final answer]