SOLUTION: 8+[-2+(-1)]
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Question 643527: 8+[-2+(-1)]
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the brackets are grouping brackets only, then...
8+[-2+(-1)]
8+[-3]
8-3
5
So 8+[-2+(-1)] = 5
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If the brackets are really absolute value bars, then...
8+|-2+(-1)|
8+|-3|
8+3
11
So 8+|-2+(-1)| = 11
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