Basic Math Examples

$| - 9 | | - 2 |$

Step 1

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 9$ and $0$ is $9$ .

$9 | - 2 |$

Step 2

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 2$ and $0$ is $2$ .

$9 \cdot 2$

Step 3

Multiply $9$ by $2$ .

$18$