Basic Math Examples

$| - 1 | + 4 (7) - 8 \cdot 5$

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 $- 1$ and $0$ is $1$ .

$1 + 4 (7) - 8 \cdot 5$

Step 1.2

Multiply $4$ by $7$ .

$1 + 28 - 8 \cdot 5$

Step 1.3

Multiply $- 8$ by $5$ .

$1 + 28 - 40$

Step 2

Simplify by adding and subtracting.

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Step 2.1

Add $1$ and $28$ .

$29 - 40$

Step 2.2

Subtract $40$ from $29$ .

$- 11$