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

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Jul 5, 2016

#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

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