How do you simplify $8 + abs(-3) = 5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-05T18:52:30

$color(magenta)("This question has to be wrong as "|-3|" is positive" 3)$ so you have in effect $color(red)(8+3=5" which is false")$

However: $8-|-3| ->8-3=5$ which is true

How do you simplify 8 + abs(-3) = 58 + abs(-3) = 5?