Basic Math Examples

$8 - | - 2 |$

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 $- 2$ and $0$ is $2$ .

$8 - 1 \cdot 2$

Step 1.2

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$8 - 2$

Step 2

Subtract $2$ from $8$ .

$6$