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Simplify -|-7 + 4|.

-11
-3
3
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User Rharvey
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3 votes

Answer:

the correct answer is 3

Explanation:

4 votes

|a| = -a for a < 0

|a| = a for a ≥ 0

examples:

|-1| = -(-1) = 1; |-4| = -(-4) = 4; |-0.1| = 0.1; |-109| = 109

|7| = 7; |19| = 19; |0| = 0

- |-7 + 4| = - |-3| = - (3) = -3

Answer: -|-7 + 4| = -3

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