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Solve: 19 + 11 + |-1|

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Remember, taking the absolute value of a number always makes it a positive number.
Example 1) absolute value of -5 = 5
Example 2) absolute value of 7 = 7

Since -1 is within an absolute value, you can change -1 to 1
Then solve the expression by adding.
19 + 11 + 1 = 31
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