Simplify |4+(-9)|

$| 4 + (- 9) |$

Step 1

Remove parentheses.

$| 4 - 9 |$

Step 2

Subtract $9$ from $4$ .

$| - 5 |$

Step 3

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 5$ and $0$ is $5$ .

$5$