Answer
18
Work Step by Step
The absolute value of a number is the number without a sign.
If a is positive, |a| = a.
If a is negative, |a| = -a.
$|5-23|=|-18|=18$
Calculus 8th Edition
by Stewart, James
Published by
Cengage
ISBN 10:
1285740629
ISBN 13:
978-1-28574-062-1
Appendix A - Numbers, Inequalities, and Absolute Values - A Exercises - Page A9: 1
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