1/2 x 6 = 3
3 x 8 = 24
24/6 = 4
4 - 1 = 3
3 is your answer
hope this helps
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Answer:</h2>
The area of the top surface of the washer is: 160.14 square mm.
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Step-by-step explanation:</h2>
The top of the surface is in the shape of a annulus with a outer radius of 10 mm and a inner radius of 7 mm ( since the diameter of the hole is: 14 mm and we know that the radius is half of the diameter)
Now, we know that the area of the annulus region is given by:

where R is the outer radius and r is the inner radius.
Here we have:

Hence, we have:

So what do u need help on??
The absolute value is basically the distance from zero, and distance is ALWAYS positive. After you removed your negatives, you need to just compare the values. For example. The smallest absolute value between -27 and 19 is 19. Hope this helped!