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4-[6(3x+2)-x]+4 order of operations

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Answer:

-4 - 17x

Explanation:

Anything enclosed in parentheses must be done first if possible. (3x + 2) is inside two sets of parentheses, but nothing can be done with 3x + 2.

Multiplication must be done next. [6(3x+2)-x] becomes 18x + 12 - x, or

17x + 12.

Now we have 4 - 17x - 12 + 4. Combining like terms through addition and subtraction, we get 4 - 12 + 4 - 17x, or -4 - 17x.

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