How do you order the numbers #|-5|, 6, -6, -|4|, -2# from least to greatest?

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Stashu
May 8, 2018

Keep track of where the | | are.

Explanation:

It all depends on that is being absolute. For example;

#|-5|=5# this is because your basically taking the #-5# and turning that into an absolute value.

#-|4|=-4# this is because you are taking the absolute value of the 4 and then multiplying it by -1 (since the -1 is outside the | |)

So, your answer should be:
#-6,-|4|,-2,|-5|,6#

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