Simplify |-23|+|4|

$| - 23 | + | 4 |$

Step 1

Simplify each term.

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 23$ and $0$ is $23$ .

$23 + | 4 |$

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $0$ and $4$ is $4$ .

$23 + 4$

Step 2

Add $23$ and $4$ .

$27$