Question

-7+4/(-2)
follow the order of operations to simplify the following expression

Answer 1

Answer: The answer is -9

Order of operations/PEMDAS:

Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication,

Division, Addition, Subtraction

Here is why:

using the order of operations,

do 4/-2 First

4/-2 = -2

Then do -7 + (-2)

-7 + (-2) = -2

When adding a negative plus a negative, it stays negative,

so the expression -7 +(-2) is like 7+2, it will equal 9, but because it is a negative plus a negative, the answer is negative.