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OpenStudy (anonymous):

solve -3|-2(-4) - 5| is it -27 -9 9 27

myininaya (myininaya):

So order of operations tells us first to perform what is in the grouping symbols here we have |-2(-4)-5| Now the order of operations tells us to perform this multiplication before addition so we have |8-5| |3| 3 but this stuff in the grouping symbol was being multiplied by -3

myininaya (myininaya):

-3(3)=-9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ha i forgot part of the order of operations ! thanks you !

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