SOLUTION: /-8 + 3 / - /-11 + 4/ = A. -4 B. -2 C. 2 D. 12 I'm confused about the / mark... i'm not sure it the answere should be 2 or -2?

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Question 459635: /-8 + 3 / - /-11 + 4/ =
A. -4
B. -2
C. 2
D. 12
I'm confused about the / mark... i'm not sure it the answere should be 2 or -2?

Answer by AHBK(13) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
those 2 marks (/.../) mean that everything inside them will come out positive,
so examples /-2/=2
/-19/19
/3/=3
and for your problem:
/-8+3/ - /-11+4/ = /-5/ - /-7/ = 5-7 =-2