Nope. Treat || like parentheses for grouping. Then, when everything inside has been evaluated, apply the absolute value:
|13|-7x|-2+8|/6
13-7x|6|/6
13-7x6/6
13-7x1
6
absolute value problem
|13|-7x|-2+8|/6 =
13-7x10/6
am I on the right track?
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