Whats the absolute value of $| - (- 5) - (- 3) |$ $abs(-(-5)-(-3))$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-07-23T13:22:44

The expression inside the absolute brackets can be simplified.

$= | + 5 + 3 | = | 8 | = 8$ $=|+5+3|=|8|=8$
$8$ $8$ is already positive, the brackets have no job here.

Whats the absolute value of |−(−5)−(−3)|abs(-(-5)-(-3))?