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Evaluate |5| - |-5|.

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|-5| = 5 and |5| = 5 so the answer is:-

5 - 5 = 0


User MenorcanOrange
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The absolute value of -5 is 5.

Knowing this we know that |5| -|-5| is 5 - 5

5 - 5 = 0

User Tom Sabel
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