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simplify: |3 + 7 - 4| -6 6 19 22 cant simplify there are two points con…

Question

simplify:
|3 + 7 - 4|
-6
6
19
22
cant simplify
there are two points contained on a regular number line. point a is located at -15 and point b is located at -5. what is the distance from a to b?
-10
-5
5
10
20

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate inside absolute value

$3 + 7 - 4 = 6$

Step2: Apply absolute value rule

$|6| = 6$

Step3: Calculate distance via absolute value

$|-5 - (-15)| = |10| = 10$

Answer:

  1. 6
  2. 10