Solve -32-17-|-23|-|-(-17)|

$$- 32 - 17 - | - 23 | - | - ( - 17 ) |$$

Evaluate

$$-89$$

Solution Steps

Subtract 17 from -32 to get -49.

$$-49-|-23|-|-\left(-17\right)|$$

The absolute value of a real number a is a when a\geq 0, or -a when a<0. The absolute value of -23 is 23.

$$-49-23-|-\left(-17\right)|$$

Subtract 23 from -49 to get -72.

$$-72-|-\left(-17\right)|$$

The opposite of -17 is 17.

$$-72-|17|$$

The absolute value of a real number a is a when a\geq 0, or -a when a<0. The absolute value of 17 is 17.

$$-72-17$$

Subtract 17 from -72 to get -89.

$$-89$$

Factor

$$-89$$