What is the value of the expression with a = -1.4 and b = -2.7? |a| + b A) 1.3 B) -4.1 C) -1.3 D) 4.1

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What is the value of the expression with a = -1.4 and b = -2.7?

|a| + b

A) 1.3

B) -4.1

C) -1.3

D) 4.1

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Answer:

C) -1.3

Explanation:

|a| + b

Substitute a = -1.4 b = -2.7

|-1.4| + -2.7

Absolute values are positive

1.4 -2.7

-1.3

Sabby Anandan answered Feb 11, 2020

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