How do you simplify $- |5| - |-1| - |9| + |8|$ ?

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How do you simplify $- |5| - |-1| - |9| + |8|$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-19T16:15:20

The answer would be -7

Explanation:

To simplify $-|5|-|-1| - |9|+|8|$
you first need to remove the absolute value signs by making any number in them positive:
$-5-1-9+8$
then you just need to subtract and add from left to right
leaving you with $-7$

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