Where do i start? Show how to apply the order of operation rules as you simplify the following expression. |-5| - 45 : 3

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Rudy Mcgee

17 May, 02:25

Where do i start? Show how to apply the order of operation rules as you simplify the following expression. |-5| - 45 : 3

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Draven Landry · Answer 1

The absolute value of - 5 is 5 (absolute value being how many units to 0)

So we really have 5 - 45 : 3 =

Order of operation says to do the division first (there are no parentheses or exponents). So now we have 5 - 15 = and the answer to that is - 10.