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What is the value of the expression -|a-b| when a =7 and b -3 is?

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Question: -|a-b| where a = 7, b = -3

Steps:

1. Plug it in:

-|7-(-3)|

2. Simplify:

-|7+3|

= -|10|

But since its |10| = -10

-(-10) = +10

So, the answer to this is 10.


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User CliffordVienna
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