the absolute value of a negative number will be positive the absolute value of a positive number will be positive
[tex]\frac{|-32|}{8} - |9 \times 2|+|4|
[/tex] do all the math in the absolute values first [tex]\frac{|-32|}{8} - |18|+|4|
[/tex] do the absolute values [tex]\frac{ 32}{8} - 18+4
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