Pre-Algebra Examples

$| - 8 | o r - | 8 |$

Step 1

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

$8 o r - | 8 |$

Step 2

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

$8 o r - 1 \cdot 8$

Step 3

Multiply $- 1$ by $8$ .

$8 o r - 8$