Basic Math Examples

$| 4 - 7 | - | 8 - 2 |$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

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Step 1.1

Subtract $7$ from $4$ .

$| - 3 | - | 8 - 2 |$

Step 1.2

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 3$ and $0$ is $3$ .

$3 - | 8 - 2 |$

Step 1.3

Subtract $2$ from $8$ .

$3 - | 6 |$

Step 1.4

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $6$ is $6$ .

$3 - 1 \cdot 6$

Step 1.5

Multiply $- 1$ by $6$ .

$3 - 6$

Step 2

Subtract $6$ from $3$ .

$- 3$