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The quotient of 12 and the opposite of 3 plus the product of the opposite of 14 and 4

User Mattlant
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12/-3+-(14x4)
12/-3+-1(14x4)
You can add a one there because anything times 1 is itself. Distribute the -1 to get
-4-56
Add them to get
-60 is your answer
User Angus Lee
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Putting this into an equation, it would be (12 ÷ -3) + - (14 x 4)
-4 + -56 = -60
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