Question

Write an integer expression to represent the verbal expression.

the opposite of the absolute value of negative seven
Enter the correct answer in the box
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Answer 1

`-|-7|`

Explanation:

We want to write an integer expresion to represents the verbal expresion:

"the opposite of the absolute value of negative seven"

The absolute value of negative seven is written as:

`|-7|`

When we simplify this, we get 7.

This integer is positive.

The opposite of positive seven is negative seven.

Therefore the required integer expresion for "the opposite of the absolute value of negative seven" is
`-|-7|`