Respuesta :

texaschic101
- | -5 + 2 | = - 3....the reason it is -3 is because the first negative sign falls outside of the absolute value bars.

if it would have been | - (-5 + 2) | ur answer would have been 3 because the negative sign fell in ur absolute value bars.
candystarlover4
Step 1. Simplify [tex]-5+2[/tex] to [tex]-3[/tex]

[tex]-|-3|[/tex]

Step 2. Simplify [tex]|-3|[/tex] to [tex]3[/tex]

[tex]-3[/tex]

Done! :)