SOLUTION: I just had a general question. |-10| + |10| = 20 correct? If the minus is outside does that mean -|10| + |10| = 0? Does that - before make it a negative? so this means -|10|

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Question 395843: I just had a general question.
|-10| + |10| = 20 correct?
If the minus is outside does that mean
-|10| + |10| = 0?
Does that - before make it a negative?
so this means -|10| + -|10| = -20?

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The answers to your questions are:
Yes, Yes, and Yes.
The negative sign outside of the absolute-value bars makes an otherwise- positive number negative.
-abs%2824%29+=+-24