Question

|-8| - |-6| = ?

14

-2

-14

2

Answer 1

Answer: 2

Reason

|-8| simplifies to 8

This is because -8 is exactly 8 units from zero on the number line. Absolute value measures distance from zero on a number line.

|-6| simplifies to 6 for similar reasoning.

Here's what the steps look like

|-8| - |-6|

8 - 6

2

Therefore, |-8| - |-6| = 2. Be careful not to lose the second minus sign.