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50-(7•8)+9 please help! I think it is 3 but I am not positive

User Siddharth Bhat
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50-(7•8)+9

You should use BODMAS formula. So, you first solve the bracket portion.

Therefore, 50-(7•8)+9

= 50-56+9

Now you add up the positive integers

=59-56

Now simply subtract it.

=3

Your answer is 3. Go on with your answer.

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