Basic Math Examples

$| - 5 + 6 | - 2 | 10 - (- 2) |$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Add $- 5$ and $6$ .

$| 1 | - 2 | 10 - (- 2) |$

Step 1.2

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

$1 - 2 | 10 - (- 2) |$

Step 1.3

Multiply $- 1$ by $- 2$ .

$1 - 2 | 10 + 2 |$

Step 1.4

Add $10$ and $2$ .

$1 - 2 | 12 |$

Step 1.5

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $12$ is $12$ .

$1 - 2 \cdot 12$

Step 1.6

Multiply $- 2$ by $12$ .

$1 - 24$

Step 2

Subtract $24$ from $1$ .

$- 23$