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S</u><u>olution Steps:</u></h2>
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1.) Subtract 4 from −8:</h3>
<em>- Since </em><em>, you add that into the equation. </em>
<em> - You subtract first because </em><em> acts as parenthesis, and you always solve parenthesis first. </em>
<u>Equation at the end of Step 1:</u>
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2.) Find the absolute value of -12:</h3>
<em> - The absolute value of a real number </em><em> is </em><em> ≥ </em><em>, or </em><em> when </em><em> < </em><em>. </em>
<em> - So this means that if it's a positive number, the absolute value would be that same number. And if the number is negative then it'd be the positive version of the number. </em>
<u>Equation at the end of Step 2:</u>
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3.) Multiply and 12:</h3>
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<em> - This turns into a fraction because when you multiply a fraction by a whole number it still stays in fraction form. </em>
<u>Equation at the end of Step 3:</u>
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4.) Divide 12 by 3:</h3>
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<em> - In this part of the problem we need to get rid of the fraction and the only way to do so is to divide the numerator by the denominator. </em>
<u>Equation at the end of Step 4:</u>
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5.) Add 4 and 15:</h3>
<em> - We add because there is only 2 numbers left, so those 2 numbers together will equal </em>.
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