Absolute value
The question
|−5| + |11|
Work out the value.
|−5| + |11|
|−5| + |11|
|−5| = 5|11| = 11
5+11=16
- The bars mean distance from zero, and a distance is never negative.
- There are two sets of bars here, and each one is finished before they meet: |−5| is 5, and |11| is 11.
- Only then add them: 5 + 11 = 16.
How it works.
- 01
The bars mean distance from zero, and a distance is never negative.
- 02
There are two sets of bars here, and each one is finished before they meet: |−5| is 5, and |11| is 11.
- 03
Only then add them: 5 + 11 = 16.