Evaluate 15 + |-3| - 4

Those lines on both sides of the number means "absolute value." Those lines tell us that the number is positive no matter what. So:

15 + |-3| - 4 → 15 + 3 - 4

Remember to follow PEMDAS when solving.

(15 + 3) - 4

18 - 4

14

Therefore, the answer is 14.

Best of Luck!

14

Step-by-step explanation: The vertical bars around the -3 mean that we take the absolute value of that number which is the positive version of that number.

So the absolute value of -3 would be 3.

So we have 15 + (3) - 4 which simplifies to 18 - 4 or 14.

Notice that I used parentheses when first getting rid of the absolute value signs. I think that this method will help you avoid confusion when simplifying absolute values.

It's a good habit to get into for future problems.

b. 2

step-by-step explanation:

the slope of a line =δy/δx

δy= y₂-y₁

δx= x₂-x₁

therefore, using the points (-2,-3)   and (3,7) we can calculate gradient as follows:

m=(7--3)/(3--2) (a number minus a negative number the sign changes to a plus)

m=(7+10)/(3+2)

=10/5

=2