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SIMPLIFYING EXPRESSIONS WITH ABSOLUTE VALUE #1

Directions: Simplify each of the expressions below. According to the correct Order of Operations, you should treat
absolute value like an expression in parentheses. That means, simplify the absolute value expression first, before you
add or subtract any numbers outside of the absolute value symbol.

8 2
7 ?
87 3  ? 5  7  10  1  ? 6 1
Examples:
10
1 3 ? 2  11  ? 7 ?
5

1+3=4 2 +11 = 13 2+7=9

4 2 4 8 2  4 96 2
1) = ________ 2) = ________ 3) = ________

93  83 95  5 4 8  4  5 1

4) = ___ 5) = __ 6) = __

9  5  1 3 93  83 6 8 93  83

7) = __ 8) = ___ 9) = __

10  1  3  6 8 2 2 4 12  6  2  4
10) = __ 11) = ___ 12) = ___

7 1  3  2 6  6  5  5  10 553 5 2
13) = ___ 14) = ___ 15) = ___

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