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Given a=4,b=-2 and c=8, evaluate -|b-a|

-2
-6
6

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step 1:

- | b - a|
step 2: Substitute the variables for numbers
User Jkrnak
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Answer: -6


Step-by-step explanation: -|b-a|

-|-2-4|

-|-6|

-6

Once you get rid of the absolute value bars the negative sign is still outside of them making 6 negative again. Hope this helped! :P


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