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8-2(-4-7) not sure how to do this?

User Paradite
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You always have to do what is inside the parenthesis first

-4 - 7 = -11

Next, you have to times that result with 2 (don't mind the negative/minus sign yet)

2 * (-11) = -22

8 - (-22) = 30

Answer = 30

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