Algebra Examples

$22 - 3 | - 3 (2 + 1) + 4 |$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1.1

Add $2$ and $1$ .

$22 - 3 | - 3 \cdot 3 + 4 |$

Step 1.1.2

Multiply $- 3$ by $3$ .

$22 - 3 | - 9 + 4 |$

Step 1.2

Add $- 9$ and $4$ .

$22 - 3 | - 5 |$

Step 1.3

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 5$ and $0$ is $5$ .

$22 - 3 \cdot 5$

Step 1.4

Multiply $- 3$ by $5$ .

$22 - 15$

Step 2

Subtract $15$ from $22$ .

$7$