Question

By how much would the value of the following expression change if the absolute value parenthesis is changed to a regular one?: `|2-5|*(1-7)-8`

Answer 1

The value increases by `36`

Explanation:

`|2-5|*(1-7)-8`

= `|-3|*(-6)-8`

= `3*(-6)-8`

= `-18-8=-26`

`(2-5)*(1-7)-8`

= `(-3)*(-6)-8`

= `18-8`

= `10`

Hence, if the absolute value parenthesis is changed to a regular one

The value increases by `10-(-26)=36`