Evaluate: |6 - 8(3 - 12)| - |5 - 11| = ?
Choose the correct choice from the following.
A) 40
B) 50
C) 72
D) 70
E) 80
According to order of operations, inner brackets first. Hence   |6 - 8(3 - 12)| - |5 - 11| = |6 - 8*(-9)| - |5 - 11|   According to order of operations, multiplication within absolute value signs (which may be considered as brackets when it comes to order of operations) next. Hence   = |6 + 72| - |5 - 11|   = |78| - |-6|   = 78 - 6= 
<gadget id="calculator">78 - 6</gadget>
<output>72</output>
72   correct answer 72)72
<result>C</result>
Evaluate: |6 - 8(3 - 12)| - |5 - 11| = ?