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Simplify. –24 – 8 ÷ (–4)

A. –22
B. –8
C. –26
D. 8

User Guannan He
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the answer to this question is d 8
User Jeduard
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Hi there! The answer is A. - 22

We can use PEMDAS to find our answer, which says divide first (before adding).

- 24 - 8 : (-4) =

Since we divide two negative numbers, we end up with a positive value.
- 24 + 2 =

Now we can add
-24 + 2 = -22
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