Basic Math Examples

$26 - 43 - | - 36 |$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 36$ and $0$ is $36$ .

$26 - 43 - 1 \cdot 36$

Step 1.2

Multiply $- 1$ by $36$ .

$26 - 43 - 36$

Step 2

Simplify by subtracting numbers.

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Step 2.1

Subtract $43$ from $26$ .

$- 17 - 36$

Step 2.2

Subtract $36$ from $- 17$ .

$- 53$