What is the value of the expression?

|4 − 6| − |9 + 3| + 2|1 − 6

1 answer

To evaluate the expression \( |4 - 6| - |9 + 3| + 2 |1 - 6| \), we will calculate each absolute value step by step.

  1. Calculate \( |4 - 6| \): \[ 4 - 6 = -2 \quad \Rightarrow \quad |4 - 6| = |-2| = 2 \]

  2. Calculate \( |9 + 3| \): \[ 9 + 3 = 12 \quad \Rightarrow \quad |9 + 3| = |12| = 12 \]

  3. Calculate \( |1 - 6| \): \[ 1 - 6 = -5 \quad \Rightarrow \quad |1 - 6| = |-5| = 5 \]

Now substituting these values back into the expression:

\[ |4 - 6| - |9 + 3| + 2 |1 - 6| = 2 - 12 + 2 \times 5 \]

Next, compute \( 2 \times 5 \):

\[ 2 \times 5 = 10 \]

Now substitute that back into the expression:

\[ 2 - 12 + 10 \]

Now, perform the operations step by step:

\[ 2 - 12 = -10 \]

Then add \( 10 \):

\[ -10 + 10 = 0 \]

Thus, the value of the expression is

\[ \boxed{0} \]