Question

What is the value of |9 − 12| + |−3 + 6| ?

Answer 1

6

Explanation:

Absolute number (represented by | |) will always return a positive number.

Therefore,

|9 - 12| will return you a positive number when you remove the | | sign.

|-3 + 6} will also return you a positive number when you remove the | | sign.

|9 − 12| + |−3 + 6|

= |-3| + |-3|

= 3 + 3

= 6

Answer 2

Explanation:

abs(9 - 12) = abs(-3) = 3

abs(-3 + 6) = abs(3) = 3

abs(9 - 12) + abs(-3 + 6) = 3 + 3 = 6