How do you simplify $- |-7| - |-2| + |-3| - |8|$ ?

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How do you simplify $- |-7| - |-2| + |-3| - |8|$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-30T13:35:28

$-14$

Explanation:

The absolute value is the numbers distance from zero.
$abs(-7)=7$
$abs(-2)=2$
$abs(-3)=3$
$abs(8)=8$
Insert those values into the original expression and simplify from right to left.
$-7-2+3-8$
$-9+3-8$
$-6-8$
$-14$

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