I need some math help!

Deleted • 9 May 2013 at 12:54 AM

|1-|2-|3-|4-|5||||

Please explain so I may understand as well

ems • 9 May 2013 at 1:00 AM

@crazyaboutlove ?! Does each number look more like this;

|-1|

Because if it does, that's just absolute value. Absolute value is the distance a number is from zero. In this case, |-1|, it's just 1.

Deleted • 9 May 2013 at 1:16 AM

@ems I know, but I am absolutely horrible at absolute values and now this is thrown at me by my mom from an Algebra workbook.

o.O The minus signs are after the numbers! (My worst nightmare TT_TT)

ems • 9 May 2013 at 1:19 AM

@crazyaboutlove Hmm... What grade are you in? I don't think that the negative symbol should be after the number. If it is, I think it's either a typo or something I haven't done yet... Sorry if I didn't help! D: GL

Deleted • 9 May 2013 at 1:33 AM

@ems I'm in eighth grade and I got it, it's actually 1.


And thank you for trying to help 😊

trish • 9 May 2013 at 1:33 AM

@crazyaboutlove That makes no sense. 😋 I love algebra and algebra loves me but I think you might've written the problem down wrong? xD

Deleted • 9 May 2013 at 1:36 AM

@trish Well, I dislike any kind of math (sorry)
The answer was 1 (answer book)

april__ • 9 May 2013 at 1:44 AM

@crazyaboutlove

I don't even know what this is and I aced math throughout high school.

Huh. We must not learn whatever that is here. XD

tender • 9 May 2013 at 2:27 AM

@crazyaboutlove
Well, let me try to help you.
|4-|5||
It is not "4-".
Its "4 -|5|". (Thats in the end. I hope you understand me. Im not really good at english)
So...|4-|5||=|4-5|=|-1|
|1 -|2 -|3 -|-1| ||| .
then |3-|-1||=|3-1|=2
|1 -|2 -|2| || .
And then |2-|2||=|2-2|=|0|
|1 -|0||.
And then |1-|0||=|1-0|=|1|=1.