How do you simplify $- | 5 | - | - 1 | - | 9 | + | 8 |$ $- |5| - |-1| - |9| + |8|$ ?

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How do you simplify $- | 5 | - | - 1 | - | 9 | + | 8 |$ $- |5| - |-1| - |9| + |8|$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-19T16:15:20

The answer would be -7

Explanation:

To simplify $- | 5 | - | - 1 | - | 9 | + | 8 |$ $-|5|-|-1| - |9|+|8|$
you first need to remove the absolute value signs by making any number in them positive:
$- 5 - 1 - 9 + 8$ $-5-1-9+8$
then you just need to subtract and add from left to right
leaving you with $- 7$ $-7$

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