Basic Math Examples

$| - 5 | + | 9 |$

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 $- 5$ and $0$ is $5$ .

$5 + | 9 |$

Step 1.2

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $9$ is $9$ .

$5 + 9$

Step 2

Add $5$ and $9$ .

$14$