Question

Does - |-4| = | -(-4)?

Answer 1

The first is an absolute value sign.  But there is a - outside the first one so the -4 does become positive but then becomes negative again so you have -4 

The second value is basically saying the same thing as -1x-4 which become a negative times a negative which is positive. You end up with 4.  

So no it does not equal each other. 

I do see an extra absolute value symbol though on the right side of the equal sign.  But it looks like either way it would be -4 = 4 and that's not true.  So either way it should be false.