Step-by-step explanation:
|| represents the absolute value function:
|x| = x when x >= 0,
|x| = -x when x < 0.
Therefore (-8) * |2| = (-8) * 2 = -16. (A)
Answer:
In step 1: mode will be solved so |2| will be absolute positive value of 2 which is 2
Step 2: multiply by -8 which is -16
So Answer is (A) -16
