Basic Math Examples

$| - 8 + 11 - 4 | + | 4 + 7 |$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Add $- 8$ and $11$ .

$| 3 - 4 | + | 4 + 7 |$

Step 1.2

Subtract $4$ from $3$ .

$| - 1 | + | 4 + 7 |$

Step 1.3

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 1$ and $0$ is $1$ .

$1 + | 4 + 7 |$

Step 1.4

Add $4$ and $7$ .

$1 + | 11 |$

Step 1.5

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $11$ is $11$ .

$1 + 11$

Step 2

Add $1$ and $11$ .

$12$