Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Basic Algebra - 9.2 Adding and Subtracting Signed Numbers - 9.2 Exercises - Page 641: 89

Answer

-11

Work Step by Step

We are given the following problem: $$ -2+(-11) + |-10 + 8| $$ Simplifying inside of the absolute value first: $$ = -2+(-11) + |-2| \\ = -2 -11 +2 $$ Simplifying: $$ = -11$$
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