How do you simplify $- 500 \div | - 4 + 9 |$ $−500 ÷ |−4 + 9|$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-05T12:54:18

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The absolute value function is treated as a Parenthesis so is evaluated first:

$- 500 \div | - 4 + 9 | \to$ $-500 -: color(red)(abs(-4 + 9)) ->$

$- 500 \div | 5 | \to$ $-500 -: color(red)(abs(5)) ->$

$- 500 \div 5$ $-500 -: 5$

Now, rewrite this expression as:

$- \frac{500}{5} = - 100$ $-500/5 = -100$

How do you simplify −500÷|−4+9|−500 ÷ |−4 + 9|?