Question

Evaluate |-3| - |5|.

- 8
- 2
2
8

Answer 1

The answer is:

-2

Work/explanation:

Here are two absolute value rules:

`\sf{\mid a\mid =a}\\\\\sf{\mid-a\mid=a}`

Now evaluate

`\sf{\mid-3\mid-\mid5\mid}\\\sf{3-5}\\\sf{-2}`

Hence, the answer is -2.