Basic Math Examples

$| - 6 | - | - 8 |$

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 $- 6$ and $0$ is $6$ .

$6 - | - 8 |$

Step 1.2

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 8$ and $0$ is $8$ .

$6 - 1 \cdot 8$

Step 1.3

Multiply $- 1$ by $8$ .

$6 - 8$

Step 2

Subtract $8$ from $6$ .

$- 2$