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|-1.43| - 7.1 + |-1.21| answer please

User Knitschi
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Hello.

Numbers with | | around them are the absolute value, meaning it is always positive.

|-1.43| and |-1.21| become 1.43 and 1.21

The equation is now 1.43 - 7.1 + 1.21

Solve.

1.43 - 7.1 + 1.21

-5.67 + 1.21

-4.46

-4.46 is the final answer.

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