Absolute Value - Practice Problems

Background

Let's work some problems involving Absolute Value!

Question

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Answer

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Analysis

Let's first remember that the absolute value will always return a positive value.

Question 1



We have two absolute value terms. Each calculation acts like a bracket (and if we remember from the Order of Operations, brackets go first).





Therefore,



Question 2



Let's work the division first:



Now let's do the absolute values:





Therefore,



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