Question

simplify.
|8 - 21|·(-3) + (-3)
|8 - 21|·(-3) + (-3) = 7, -42

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the absolute value

First, calculate the expression inside the absolute value: \(8 - 21 = -13\). Then, take the absolute value: \(| - 13| = 13\).

Step2: Multiply by -3

Now, multiply the result from the absolute value by \(-3\): \(13 \times (-3) = -39\).

Step3: Add -3

Finally, add \(-3\) to the previous result: \(-39 + (-3) = -42\).

Answer:

\(-42\)