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Evaluate the expression: |8|-|-2| Thanks

Evaluate the expression: |8|-|-2| Thanks
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Evaluate the expression: |8|-|-2|
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User Jacobbaer
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That is the absolute value making what's inside the two lines, positive and so it's really just 8-2 which gets you 6. 100% correct.
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User Artscan
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The absolute value makes all values positive, since it's the numbers distance from 0. Therefore:
8 - (2)
6
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