│-2 │x │-4 │ + │-1 │ x │5 │ = ?.
Choose the best answer from the options below:
A 13
B -13
C 3
D -3
Assuming the vertical bars mean absolute value, you can ignore the signs within the vertical bars.
so what did you get for the answer?
To find the solution to this equation, we need to evaluate the expression on the left-hand side (LHS) step by step.
First, let's focus on the numeric values without the variables:
|-2| x |-4| + |-1| x |5|
Taking the absolute value of -2 gives us 2, and taking the absolute value of -4 gives us 4:
2 x 4 + |-1| x |5|
The absolute value of -1 is 1, and the absolute value of 5 is 5:
2 x 4 + 1 x 5
Now, we can perform the multiplication:
8 + 5
Adding those values together, we get:
13
Therefore, the solution to the equation is 13.
So, the correct answer is A) 13.