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

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Answer 1 · 2016-05-03T05:20:30

The value increases by $36$ $36$

$| 2 - 5 | \cdot (1 - 7) - 8$ $|2-5|*(1-7)-8$

= $| - 3 | \cdot (- 6) - 8$ $|-3|*(-6)-8$

= $3 \cdot (- 6) - 8$ $3*(-6)-8$

= $- 18 - 8 = - 26$ $-18-8=-26$

$(2 - 5) \cdot (1 - 7) - 8$ $(2-5)*(1-7)-8$

= $(- 3) \cdot (- 6) - 8$ $(-3)*(-6)-8$

= $18 - 8$ $18-8$

= $10$ $10$

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

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

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|2−5|⋅(1−7)−8|2-5|*(1-7)-8