Find the Exact Value |3|-|-1|

$| 3 | - | - 1 |$

Simplify each term.

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $3$ is $3$ .

$3 - | - 1 |$

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 1$ and $0$ is $1$ .

$3 - 1 \cdot 1$

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

$3 - 1$

Subtract $1$ from $3$ .

$2$