SOLUTION: Can someone help me on this problem? I need to evaluate: |6| + |-15| Thank you, Lyn

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Question 53217: Can someone help me on this problem?
I need to evaluate: |6| + |-15|
Thank you,
Lyn
Answer by rchill(405) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To take the absolute value of any number, change it's sign to a positive; if it's already a positive, leave it alone. Therefore, abs%286%29=6 and abs%28-15%29=15. Therefore, the answer is 6+15=21.