Difference between revisions of "2016 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 3"

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Let $x=-2016$ . What is the value of $\bigg|$ $||x|-x|-|x|$ $\bigg|$ $-x$ ?

First of all, lets plug in all of the $x$ 's into the equation.

$\bigg|$ $||-2016|-(-2016)|-|-2016|$ $\bigg|$ $-(-2016)$

Then we simplify to get

$\bigg|$ $|2016+2016|-2016$ $\bigg|$ $+2016$

which simplifies into

$\bigg|$ $2016$ $\bigg|$ $+2016$

and finally we get $\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 4032}$

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 ==Solution==
+First of all, lets plug in all of the <math>x</math>'s into the equation.
+<math>\bigg|</math> <math>||-2016|-(-2016)|-|-2016|</math> <math>\bigg|</math> <math>-(-2016)</math>
+Then we simplify to get
+<math>\bigg|</math> <math>|2016+2016|-2016</math> <math>\bigg|</math> <math>+2016</math>
+which simplifies into
+<math>\bigg|</math> <math>2016</math> <math>\bigg|</math> <math>+2016</math>
+and finally we get <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 4032}</math>
 ==See Also==
 {{AMC12 box|year=2016|ab=B|num-b=2|num-a=4}}
 {{MAA Notice}}