SOLUTION: Simplify -|-13| and explain how you got your answer.

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Question 960195: Simplify -|-13| and explain how you got your answer.
Answer by EdenWolf(517) About Me  (Show Source):
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First find the absolute value (|-13|) of -13, which is 13. Then, convert it to negative (since there is a negative sign outside of the absolute value). Thus the answer is -13.