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Question 250254: what is the absoulute value of -|-5|
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Question 250230: Find the value in the following expression: |-8|-|-12|
I am having a hard time figuring this out. I came up with this answer, but I am not sure it is right!
-8-|-12| which equals
-8-12= -20
Is this the correct answer or am I doing something wrong?

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Question 250692: How do I solve /3x-6/-7=14? Thanks.
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Question 251726: How do i graph y=|x-2|+5?
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Question 252038: Solve: | x - 3 | + | 3 - x | = 12
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Question 252374: The real numbers x and y satisfy the equations y(2x − 3y) = 19 and
x(3x − 4 y) = 94 . Evaluate |x-y |.
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Question 252542: Help me Find each product. I really don't know where to begin. I am trying hard but none of this is making since to me. I want to grow a love for math so please help me

(3x -5) (2x + 1)

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Question 252563: what other number has the same absolute value of 52
why do they both have the same absolute value
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Question 252621: Find the absolute value:
|3x+4|+11 = 4

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Question 252622: Solve the inequality and graph the solution set:
|3k + 8| > -9

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Question 252623: Solve the absolute value equation:
|7x + 28|
_______ = 7
4

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Question 252768: complete the table by providing the value of each mathematical expression.
Expression Value
5 + 2 * 8 __________

20/5 - 2 __________
4 + 10 * 3 - 2 __________

(4 + 10) * 3 - 2 __________
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Question 249546: solve
|12+4x|-6=26
16≤24-8x/5
|3x-9|>12
3|1-4x|+4≤28
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Question 252987: Please help me solve this equation (((3y^8)^4 above (2zy^2)^4 ))
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Question 252984: Please help me solve this equation ((( -5y^4(y^5)^2 over 15y^7(y^2)^3
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Question 253073: What is the solution to |x - 3| - 1 = 4?
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Question 253073: What is the solution to |x - 3| - 1 = 4?
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Question 252999: What is the value of 3|x| - 5|y| if x = �7 and y = �11?
(A) �76 (В) -34 (C) �4 (D) 34 (E) 76
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Question 253120: |-1+9a|/5= -3
Please help? :)
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Question 253675: i need help on a question requesting me to solve an inequality with absolute value with a fraction, it looks something like this l2/3xl
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Question 253851: 7+5-1?

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Question 254362: Ben's car get between 18 and 21 mile per gallon of gasoline. if his car's tank holds 15 gallons, what is the range of distance that Ben can drive his car on one tank of gasoline
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Question 254575: Suppose a is a negative real number. Determine if the following is a positive or negative number:
a) �a b) │-a│ c) -│a│ d) -(-a) e) -│-a│
I am totally confused about absolute values and do not understand this question.
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Question 254672: write an equation of the line that passes through each pair of point
0,-4),(5,-4)
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Question 254724: what is the value of n in the equation 5x11=(5x7)=(5xn)?
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Question 254722: what is the value of n in the equation 5x11=(5x7)=(5xn)?

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Question 254674: write an equation of the line that passes through each pair of point
0,-4),(5-4)
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Question 254731: I x+4.2I + 3.6=16.2
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Question 254825: If the mean of two integers is 11 and their product is 117, what is the absolute
value of the difference between the two integers?

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Question 255693: what are the steps to Solve the equation 3x � 4(2x + 1) = 21 and show each step in the solution
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Question 256318: |0.2x+1|=0.8
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Question 256820: why are some algebra and geometry questions solved with a calculater and some are not?
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Question 256891: wen u hve lik -5<-1/3p>4 wat does it mean??

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Question 258039: 60=/20x-40/

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Question 258216: domain and range of y=abs(6x)
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Question 258769: what are the possible values of
|x - 1| / x - 1 ?
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Question 258767:

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Question 258767:

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Question 258767:

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Question 259146: nate runs 8miles each week. Write an expression for the number of miles he runs in n weeks. Find the number of miles nate runs in 5 weeks?

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Question 259193: is the absolute value of any number the same as the absolute value of its additive inverse

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Question 259709: Vendor tells John that two hot dogs and one soda cost ten dollars and three hot dogs and two sodas cost sixteen dollars and fifty cents. How much does each cost?
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Question 259679: If w is an integer and - | w2 | = w3 , then which of the following is a possible value of w?

(A) -2 (B) -1 (C) 1 (D) 2 (E) 3

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