Let's solve each expression step by step. We'll use the
definition of absolute value:
> The
absolute value of a number is its distance from zero on the number line, so it's always
non-negative.
>
> - $ |-a| = a $ if $ a > 0 $
> - $ |a| = a $ if $ a \geq 0 $
> - $ |-a| = a $ (so negative numbers become positive)
We'll compute each expression.
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1) $ |-12| + |-15| $
- $ |-12| = 12 $
- $ |-15| = 15 $
- $ 12 + 15 = \boxed{27} $
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2) $ |-9| - |-25| $
- $ |-9| = 9 $
- $ |-25| = 25 $
- $ 9 - 25 = \boxed{-16} $
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3) $ |35| + |18| $
- $ |35| = 35 $
- $ |18| = 18 $
- $ 35 + 18 = \boxed{53} $
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4) $ |20| + |-39| $
- $ |20| = 20 $
- $ |-39| = 39 $
- $ 20 + 39 = \boxed{59} $
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5) $ |26| - |5| $
- $ |26| = 26 $
- $ |5| = 5 $
- $ 26 - 5 = \boxed{21} $
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6) $ |-17| - |-10| $
- $ |-17| = 17 $
- $ |-10| = 10 $
- $ 17 - 10 = \boxed{7} $
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7) $ |-13| + |-42| $
- $ |-13| = 13 $
- $ |-42| = 42 $
- $ 13 + 42 = \boxed{55} $
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8) $ |4| + |-29| $
- $ |4| = 4 $
- $ |-29| = 29 $
- $ 4 + 29 = \boxed{33} $
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9) $ |21| - |-37| $
- $ |21| = 21 $
- $ |-37| = 37 $
- $ 21 - 37 = \boxed{-16} $
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10) $ |-33| + |-11| $
- $ |-33| = 33 $
- $ |-11| = 11 $
- $ 33 + 11 = \boxed{44} $
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11) $ |19| + |-43| $
- $ |19| = 19 $
- $ |-43| = 43 $
- $ 19 + 43 = \boxed{62} $
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12) $ |-24| - |14| $
- $ |-24| = 24 $
- $ |14| = 14 $
- $ 24 - 14 = \boxed{10} $
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13) $ |-8| - |22| $
- $ |-8| = 8 $
- $ |22| = 22 $
- $ 8 - 22 = \boxed{-14} $
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14) $ |16| + |7| $
- $ |16| = 16 $
- $ |7| = 7 $
- $ 16 + 7 = \boxed{23} $
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15) $ |31| + |-50| $
- $ |31| = 31 $
- $ |-50| = 50 $
- $ 31 + 50 = \boxed{81} $
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16) $ |-48| - |-36| $
- $ |-48| = 48 $
- $ |-36| = 36 $
- $ 48 - 36 = \boxed{12} $
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✔ Final Answers:
1)
27
2)
-16
3)
53
4)
59
5)
21
6)
7
7)
55
8)
33
9)
-16
10)
44
11)
62
12)
10
13)
-14
14)
23
15)
81
16)
12
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