-5 - |2(-6)| + $\frac{-15}{3}$

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on Jan 13, 2025 at 9:17 am



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(-5 - \left\lvert 2 \cdot -6\right\rvert + \frac{-15}{3}\)

MathBot Answer:

\[-5 - \left\lvert 2 \cdot -6\right\rvert + \frac{-15}{3} = -22\]


\[\begin{aligned}-5 - \left\lvert 2 \cdot -6\right\rvert + \frac{-15}{3}& = -5 - \left|{2 \cdot -6}\right| - 5\\& = -5 - \left|{-12}\right| - 5\\& = -5 - 12 - 5\\& = -17 - 5\\& = -22\end{aligned}\]