Basic Math Examples

$| 9 - 5 | - | 6 - 8 |$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Subtract $5$ from $9$ .

$| 4 | - | 6 - 8 |$

Step 1.2

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $4$ is $4$ .

$4 - | 6 - 8 |$

Step 1.3

Subtract $8$ from $6$ .

$4 - | - 2 |$

Step 1.4

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

$4 - 1 \cdot 2$

Step 1.5

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$4 - 2$

Step 2

Subtract $2$ from $4$ .

$2$