Question

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

Answer 1

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