Basic Math Examples

$| - 3 | + 2 (8) - 6 \cdot 4$

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 $- 3$ and $0$ is $3$ .

$3 + 2 (8) - 6 \cdot 4$

Step 1.2

Multiply $2$ by $8$ .

$3 + 16 - 6 \cdot 4$

Step 1.3

Multiply $- 6$ by $4$ .

$3 + 16 - 24$

Step 2

Simplify by adding and subtracting.

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Step 2.1

Add $3$ and $16$ .

$19 - 24$

Step 2.2

Subtract $24$ from $19$ .

$- 5$