Question

Name the operation you would do first: -3 + (-8) - 6

Answer 1

You would use P.E.M.D.A.S.

It doesn't matter how it would be added or subtracted, it's the same answer any way you do the equation.

Answer 2

Add -3 to -8 first. (Addition) because in PEMDAS, there is no parenthesis in this problem, no exponents, no multiplication, and no division. So addition is next.