3 years ago

|-5| – |-2| how do you do this. so you know this is high school work

Mathematics

2 answers:

makvit [3.9K]3 years ago

8 0

=3
The absolute value of any number is ALWAYS positive. Negatives get changed to positives.
5-2=3

NeTakaya3 years ago

8 0

Answer:

the answer is 3

Step-by-step explanation:

The lines around the numbers simply take the negative away.

so you are left with 5-2 which is 3

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