Let's begin by recalling the definition of the absolute value.
Absolute Value of a Number
It is a distance between the number and 0 on a number line.
In other words, the absolute value of a number is the non-negative value of that number. The absolute value of a number a can be written as |a|.
|a| = a and |- a| = a
Let's find the absolute values of the given numbers and simplify the expression.