SOLUTION: how do you work a problem when it looks like the folowing: Simplify: -|-6|

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Question 162359: how do you work a problem when it looks like the folowing:
Simplify: -|-6|

Found 2 solutions by eperette, gonzo:
Answer by eperette(173)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Answer by gonzo(654)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this looks like you are asked to simplify minus the absolute value of -6
the absolute value of -6 is 6
so this becomes
-6.
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answer is:
- |-6| = -6
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