Basic Math Examples

$| 87 - ((49 - 26) - 33) | - 85 + (12 - 7 + 8)$

Step 1

Remove parentheses.

$| 87 - ((49 - 26) - 33) | - 85 + 12 - 7 + 8$

Step 2

Simplify each term.

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Step 2.1

Simplify each term.

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Step 2.1.1

Subtract $26$ from $49$ .

$| 87 - (23 - 33) | - 85 + 12 - 7 + 8$

Step 2.1.2

Subtract $33$ from $23$ .

$| 87 - - 10 | - 85 + 12 - 7 + 8$

Step 2.1.3

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 10$ .

$| 87 + 10 | - 85 + 12 - 7 + 8$

Step 2.2

Add $87$ and $10$ .

$| 97 | - 85 + 12 - 7 + 8$

Step 2.3

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $97$ is $97$ .

$97 - 85 + 12 - 7 + 8$

Step 3

Simplify by adding and subtracting.

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Step 3.1

Subtract $85$ from $97$ .

$12 + 12 - 7 + 8$

Step 3.2

Add $12$ and $12$ .

$24 - 7 + 8$

Step 3.3

Subtract $7$ from $24$ .

$17 + 8$

Step 3.4

Add $17$ and $8$ .

$25$