document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=276997>Question 276997</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> |7-10|-|-5| =-2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(I don't understand and I can not work out how this equation works at all. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #201752 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=201752\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, 7-10 = -3, but remember that the absolute value of any number is positive. So |7 - 10| = |-3| = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This also applies to |-5| which means that |-5|=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put this all together to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "|7 - 10| - | -5 | = | -3 | - | -5 | = 3 - 5 = -2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the end, |7 - 10| - | -5 | = -2 </SPAN>\n" );
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