What is the value of the expression |-5x+12| when x=5

Absolute value returns the positive value of an expression.

The value of is 13

The expression is given as:

Where:

Substitute 5 for x in

Evaluate the multiplication

Add -25 and 12

Remove absolute bracket

Hence, the result of the expression is 13

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First, plug in 5 for x:

| -5 * 5 + 12 | = |-25 + 12| = |-13|

Those two lines are absolute value, which measures the distance from the number to 0 on a number line. This distance is always positive.

The distance from -13 to 0 on a number line is 13. The answer is 13.

ratio is 2 : 9

the answer is three

13.5 : 3