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Question 197675: simplify

|5-7|-|-8|

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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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abs%285-7%29-abs%28-8%29 Start with the given expression.


abs%28-2%29-abs%28-8%29 Subtract


2-abs%28-8%29 Evaluate the absolute value of -2 to get 2


2-8 Evaluate the absolute value of -8 to get 8


-6 Subtract



So abs%285-7%29-abs%28-8%29=-6