document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=461080>Question 461080</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> | -3*4 - 12*2 | -8(-7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please simplify this absolute value in easy to understand steps. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The expression -3*4 - 12*2 is equal to -12 - 24, or -36. The absolute value of -36 is 36.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now it's just doing 36 - 8(-7), which is equal to 36 - (-56) = 36 + 56 = 92. </SPAN>\n" );
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