Please Help Me, I'm So Confused!

the graph of f(x) = |x| is translated 5 units down, 1 unit to the left, and reflected over the x-axis. If the resulting graph represents g(x), then g(-4) =
The answer I got was -2, but the correct answer is 2. I don’t understand why it is positive.

You may have forgotten to reflect over the x-axis.

Well… y = -(|x + 1| - 5)
You forgot to reflect.