Basic Math Examples

$| - 5 | + 2 (9) - 9 \cdot 4$

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 $5$ .

$5 + 2 (9) - 9 \cdot 4$

Step 1.2

Multiply $2$ by $9$ .

$5 + 18 - 9 \cdot 4$

Step 1.3

Multiply $- 9$ by $4$ .

$5 + 18 - 36$

Step 2

Simplify by adding and subtracting.

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Step 2.1

Add $5$ and $18$ .

$23 - 36$

Step 2.2

Subtract $36$ from $23$ .

$- 13$