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|-12-(-8)|= simply expression

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Answer: 4


Step by step:
First, get rid of the parenthesis.
| -12 + 8 |
Then, add up the two numbers.
| -4 |
The absolute value of -4 equals 4 because it makes number become positive. So, the answer is 4.


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