What is 8-|9-14|

8-|9-14|

= 8-|-5|

= 8 - 5

= 3

First you work with the operation in brackets 9 - 14. This comes out to be -5. When two minus signs are together ( 8 - - 5) they turn into a plus sign. So 8 - - 5 is actually 8 + 5 which equals 13.

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Simplify the following:
8-abs(9-14)

9-14 = -5:
8-abs(-5)

Since -5<=0, then abs(-5) = 5:
8-5

8-5 = 3:
Answer: | 3