Basic Math Examples

$3 (- 2) + | 5 (- 4) |$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Multiply $3$ by $- 2$ .

$- 6 + | 5 (- 4) |$

Step 1.2

Multiply $5$ by $- 4$ .

$- 6 + | - 20 |$

Step 1.3

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 20$ and $0$ is $20$ .

$- 6 + 20$

Step 2

Add $- 6$ and $20$ .

$14$