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Simplify: 24 minus the absolute value of (19 minus 3 times (6 minus 2)).

AEquals 7
BEquals 31
CEquals -17
DEquals 17
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Equals 17
1. Work inside the innermost parentheses first: 6 minus 2 is 4. 2. Multiply: 3 times 4 is 12. 3. Subtract inside the absolute value bars: 19 minus 12 is 7. 4. Take the absolute value of 7, which is still 7, since 7 is already positive. 5. Finish with the outer subtraction: 24 minus 7 equals 17. _Source: OpenStax Elementary Algebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 1 "Foundations", section 1.3 Add and Subtract Integers_
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