Basic Math Examples

$| - 9 | + | - 7 |$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 9$ and $0$ is $9$ .

$9 + | - 7 |$

Step 1.2

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 7$ and $0$ is $7$ .

$9 + 7$

Step 2

Add $9$ and $7$ .

$16$