Basic Math Examples

$| 77 - 52 | - | 6 + 4 | - 1$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Subtract $52$ from $77$ .

$| 25 | - | 6 + 4 | - 1$

Step 1.2

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $25$ is $25$ .

$25 - | 6 + 4 | - 1$

Step 1.3

Add $6$ and $4$ .

$25 - | 10 | - 1$

Step 1.4

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $10$ is $10$ .

$25 - 1 \cdot 10 - 1$

Step 1.5

Multiply $- 1$ by $10$ .

$25 - 10 - 1$

Step 2

Simplify by subtracting numbers.

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Step 2.1

Subtract $10$ from $25$ .

$15 - 1$

Step 2.2

Subtract $1$ from $15$ .

$14$