How do you evaluate the expression $| b + c | - a$ $|b+c|- a$ given that $a = - 1$ $a=-1$ , $b = 2$ $b=2$ , and $c = 4$ $c=4$ ?

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How do you evaluate the expression $| b + c | - a$ $|b+c|- a$ given that $a = - 1$ $a=-1$ , $b = 2$ $b=2$ , and $c = 4$ $c=4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2014-11-04T19:49:17

In order to evaluate the expression |b + c| - a, given that a = -1, b = 2, and c = 4, you must substitute the values for a, b, and c into the expression, keeping in mind that the absolute value for any number is positive.

|2 + 4| - (-1) =

|6| - (-1) =

|6| + 1 =

6 + 1 = 7

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