Question

What is the absolute value how do you do this problem?
f(x)=|-4-3|

Answer 1

You subtract normally inside the absolute value (the two bars):
-4-3 is -7
Since the negative is INSIDE the absolute, the answer will turn to a positive. Think of the bars as a jail cell for the negatives. Once the negatives are in there, only positive numbers will come out. So your answer is 7.