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Simplify: -3(-5) - 16

Which operation should you do first?
-5 times -16

-3 minus 5

-3 times -5

-5 minus 16

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Answer:-5 x -16

Explanation:

The order of operations : parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction.

User Malissa
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Answer:

The negative three times negative five

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