how do I evaluate this expression|-19| - 17?

My aunt says that my answer of -2 is wrong.  She says it should be 36.
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You are both incorrect:

The absolute value marks around -19 make it positive, the 17 is unaffected.

|-19| - 17 =

19 - 17 = 2
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