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Simplify: -3 | -2 | + 4 | - 5 |

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Explanation:

the absolute value always generates the positive value of the argument, no matter what the sign of the argument is.

+ stays +

- turns to +

so, we actually have

-3×2 + 4×5 = -6 + 20 = 14

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