Question

Evaluate |-11| + |-7|. -18 -4 4 18

Answer 1

Answer:  D) 18

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Explanation:

|-11| simplifies to 11

|-7| simplifies to 7

Whatever is inside the absolute value, you just remove the negative and that's the result of that absolute value expression. It represents the distance on a number line. So for instance -11 is 11 units from 0, which is why |-11| = 11.

Overall,

|-11| + |-7| = 11 + 7 = 18