Question

2. 15 - |-4a|

It says evaluate the expression.
If a = 2

Answer 1

7

Explanation:

So first you substitute A in

15-|-4(2)|

Then you multiply first because of GEMDAS or PEMDAS

15-|-8|

And because absolute value means how far away it is from 0, -8 is 8 away from 0 , thus |-8| is 8. So we simplify the equation

15-8

=7