[tex]|-2 + (-1)|[/tex]
Well, first, we must subtract-2 by 1, as the negative sign next to 1 is inside the parentheses.
[tex]|-2 -1|[/tex]
[tex]|-3|[/tex]
Now remember, since it is an absolute value, meaning the distance from that number to zero, we will now disregard the negative sign and get our answer: 3
