How do you simplify |2| + |-6| - |3| - |-4|?

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Alan P.
Apr 26, 2016

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Explanation:

Since
color(white)("XXX")abs(2)color(white)("X")=2
color(white)("XXX")abs(-6)=6
color(white)("XXX")abs(3)color(white)("X")=3; and
color(white)("XXX")abs(-4)=4

abs(2)+abs(-6)-abs(-3)-abs(-4)
color(white)("XXX")=2+6-3-4
(with evaluation done from left to right:)
color(white)("XXX")=8-3-4
color(white)("XXX")=5-4
color(white)("XXX")=1

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