Simplify
- $- \left| - \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right|$

question 56

Multiple Choice

Simplify.
- $- \left| - \frac { 1 } { 3 } \right|$

• A) \(- \frac { 1 } { 3 }\)
• B) 0
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 3 }\)
• D) \(- 3\)

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