Pre-Algebra Examples

$25 - | - 8 | - 8$

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 $- 8$ and $0$ is $8$ .

$25 - 1 \cdot 8 - 8$

Step 1.2

Multiply $- 1$ by $8$ .

$25 - 8 - 8$

Step 2

Simplify by subtracting numbers.

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Step 2.1

Subtract $8$ from $25$ .

$17 - 8$

Step 2.2

Subtract $8$ from $17$ .

$9$