Question

What is the value of the expression |a + b| + |c| when a = –6, b = 2, and c = –11?

Answer 1

The answer is D. -15 because I am assuming that the vertical lines mean brackets, and we have to work out the brackets first (according to BIDMAS). Doing so, -6 + 2 = -4 and -4 + -11 = -15.