Answer
$-18$
Work Step by Step
$|5|−|−23|$
Compute distance from 0 for each absolute value term: $5−23$.
Subtract: $−18$.
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: 2
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