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Where do i start? Show how to apply the order of operation rules as you simplify the following expression. |-5| – 45 ÷ 3
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Where do i start? Show how to apply the order of operation rules as you simplify the following expression. |-5| – 45 ÷ 3

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The absolute value of -5 is 5 (absolute value being how many units to 0)
So we really have 5 - 45 ÷ 3 =
Order of operation says to do the division first (there are no parentheses or exponents). So now we have 5 - 15= and the answer to that is -10.
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