Question

Evaluate the expresssion |–12|–|8|.

Answer 1

4

Explanation:

The lines around the -12 and 8 is what we call absolute value. This means that whatever is in it, it will be positive. Knowing this the equation would be 12-8. This would give you 4.

Answer 2

This essentially means 12-8
|| means absolute value which is the distance from 0 the number is
Basically it’s the number but positive

So the answer is 4