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The expression is ![\"\"](\"/MathKey/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=322f25660b01b89406ffacf0cb4c693b.png\")
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(Replace y with -6)
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. (Absolute value of -6 is 6 and it is 6 units from zero)
Locate the integers “-15” and “-6” on the number line.
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Rewrite the expression
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(Subtract:![\"\"](\"/MathKey/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=d55d70f93be30c4f72352edd0f555a8a.png\")
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Value of the expression is 9.
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