SOLUTION: What steps do I take to solve |-5-6| -2 |28-(-5)| ?

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Question 651913: What steps do I take to solve |-5-6| -2 |28-(-5)| ?
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|-5-6| -2 |28-(-5)|

|-5-6| -2 |28+5|

|-11| -2 |33|

11 - 2(33)

11 - 66

-55

So |-5-6| -2 |28-(-5)| = -55

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