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[(-4)+{8÷(-4)}]*(-5)^2-9 the answer is -159 just need the steps.

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PEMDAS (right to left) (Parentheses, exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction) or Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally is what I was taught to use.
1.[(-4)+{-2}]*(-5)^2-9; divide 8 by -4 (it is the innermost parentheses problem)
2. [(-6)]*-5^2-9; next innermost parentheses problem
3. [(-6)]*25-9; exponents
4. -150-9; multiplication
5. -159; subtraction/addition depending on how you want to look at it
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