absolute values are denoted by straight bars | |
the absolute value of a negative number will be positive
the absolute value of a positive number will be positive
[tex]\frac{|-32|}{8} - |9 \times 2|+|4|
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do all the math in the absolute values first
[tex]\frac{|-32|}{8} - |18|+|4|
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do the absolute values
[tex]\frac{ 32}{8} - 18+4
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can you solve it now?
