How do you simplify $| - 13 |$ $abs(-13)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-24T18:28:15

Remove everything from $| - 13 |$ $|-13|$ except for the number 13

$| - 13 | = 13$ $|-13|=13$

Just remove the absolute value and negative symbols

$| - |$ $color(red)|-|$

and keep $13$ $13$ to simplify $| - 13 |$ $|-13|$

basically, remove everything that is not a number from the question

If any number = $x$ $x$

simplifying $| - x |$ $|-x|$ means remove $| |$ $abs$ and $-$ $-$ from $x$ $x$

the simplified version of $| - x |$ $|-x|$ which is just $x$ $x$

How do you simplify |−13|abs(-13)?