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The expression is ![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=0bb2f340642e6a72da7d9854da2f29be.png\")
.
![\"\"](\"/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=e2690ea6d0524a13ce9f66c655d370d6.png\")
(Substitute ![\"\"](\"http://www.mathskey.com/test/fckeditor/editor/plugins/fckeditor_wiris/integration/showimage.php?formula=c7a8c800d2df7d176b09fff75181eb8f.png\")
8 for a)
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. (Absolute value of 8 is 8 and it is 8 units from zero)
Locate the integers “8” and “9” on the number line.![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/step2.JPG\")
Rewrite the expression,
\= 9 + 8
\= 17 (Add: 9 + 8 = 17)![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/solution.JPG\")
The value of the expression is 17.