Simplify using the order of operations: 6(-9) – (-8) – (-7)(4) + 11

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Simplify using the order of operations:  6(-9) – (-8) – (-7)(4) + 11

anonymous · Answer

first you need to know the order of operations: PEMDAS.  Paranthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.

anonymous · Answer

-3 + 8 -  -28 + 11

anonymous · Answer

-3 + 8 + 28+11 =  45

anonymous · Answer

check it with a calculator i added/subtracted in my head. Remember multiplication before  addition/subtraction.

anonymous · Answer

PEMDAS
6(-9) – (-8) – (-7)(4) + 11
=-54+8-(-28)+11
=-54+8+28+11
=-7

anonymous · Answer

i realized theres multiplication at the beginning so I am wrong. let me redo that.

gw2011 · Answer

-54+8-(-28)+11
-54+8+28+11=-7

anonymous · Answer

Answer is -7 with a calculator. I forgot the first multiplication part.

anonymous · Answer

Parentheses/Grouping
Exponents

Multiplication
Division (from left to right)

Addition
Subtraction (from left to right)