|-15|-|7-2|

asked by guest
on Oct 21, 2024 at 12:49 am



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(\left\lvert -15\right\rvert - \left\lvert 7 - 2\right\rvert\)

MathBot Answer:

\[\left\lvert -15\right\rvert - \left\lvert 7 - 2\right\rvert = 10\]


\[\begin{aligned}\left\lvert -15\right\rvert - \left\lvert 7 - 2\right\rvert& = \left|{-15}\right| - \left|{7 - 2}\right|\\& = 15 - \left|{7 - 2}\right|\\& = 15 - \left|{5}\right|\\& = 15 - 5\\& = 10\end{aligned}\]