Answer:
26
Explanation:
normally this should be way below your math abilities in 9th grade.
but here as a reminder :
dot operations (like multiplication and division) happen before any dash operations (addition, subtraction).
so when we go through here we see therefore
-32/8 and 5×-2 have to be calculated first (I use × instead of ., because a fit can be so easily missed or misunderstood).
and then : mind the "-" signs to actually sign all terms for the final sum.
so, -32/8 = -4
5×-2 = -10
now we have
40 - 4 - 10 = 26