Evaluate |3-15|-|2|

$| 3 - 15 | - | 2 |$

Simplify each term.

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Subtract $15$ from $3$ .

$| - 12 | - | 2 |$

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 12$ and $0$ is $12$ .

$12 - | 2 |$

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $2$ is $2$ .

$12 - 1 \cdot 2$

Multiply $- 1$ by $2$ .

$12 - 2$

Subtract $2$ from $12$ .

$10$

Evaluate |3-15|-|2|

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