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Evaluate the expresssion |–12|–|8|.

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Answer:

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.

User Dita
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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
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