Answer
$-\dfrac{2}{5}$
Work Step by Step
RECALL:
$|a|=a$ if $a \ge 0$
$|a| = -a$ if $a \lt 0$
Thus,
$-|-\frac{2}{5}| = -[-(-\frac{2}{5})]=-\frac{2}{5}$
Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)
by Blitzer, Robert F.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-13417-894-3
Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Operations with Real Numbers and Simplifying Algebraic Expressions - Exercise Set - Page 27: 11
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