Answer
-3
Work Step by Step
$|-6|+|-3|-|4|-|-8|=(6)+(3)-(4)-(8)=6+3-4-8=9-4-8=9-(4+8)=9-(12)=9+(-12)=-3$
Recall that $|a|=-a$ if $a\lt0$ and $|a|=a$ if $a\geq0$.
Intermediate Algebra (12th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Hornsby, John; McGinnis, Terry
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0321969359
ISBN 13:
978-0-32196-935-4
Chapter R - Section R.2 - Operations on Real Numbers - R.2 Exercises - Page 20: 50
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