Question

When simplifying the following problem what calculation should be done first:

-2(6) + 3(5 - 4 + 2)
O multiplication
O addition
O subtraction

Answer 1

(
−
2
)
(
6
)
+
3
(
5
−
4
+
2
)
=
−
12
+
3
(
5
−
4
+
2
)
=
−
12
+
3
(
1
+
2
)
=
−
12
+
(
3
)
(
3
)
=
−
12
+
9
=
−
3