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Evaluating Discrepancy Codes in Operations

An operations analyst is verifying a software script used to track inventory discrepancies. The script processes edge-case error codes using the mathematical expressions 5|-5| and 5-|-5|. Recall the rules for evaluating absolute values to state the simplified integer result for each expression, and determine which of the two expressions yields the greater value.

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