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Guys help me with this problem, please. I really need help right now.

Guys help me with this problem, please. I really need help right now.-example-1
User Zzyzy
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Answer:

A

Explanation:

It is absolute value and when it is absolute value, it is positive.

User Tombeynon
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Answer:

A

Explanation:

So whenever you're finding the difference between two numbers you generally use the equation: |a-b| since a-b may or may not be negative, but |a-b| will always equal |b-a|. Since the only thing that differs is the sign. So when you have:
|-(2)/(3)-(5)/(3)|, in this case a=-2/3 and b=5/3 (b is positive since you're subtracting b, so if b appeared positive in the equation, it's actually negative, since the negative sign in |a-b|, which would make the two negatives cancel out). This means A is the correct answer. You could also calculate what the value is. Calculating gives you:
|-(7)/(3)| = (7)/(3). And as you can see the top one, has two numbers separated by 7 one thirds.

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