Question

how do I simplify this?

Answer 1

\(\large -|-3-{\color{red}{ 2^3}}|+2\cdot {\color{red}{ 6^2}}-6\implies
\begin{array}{ccllll}
-|&-3-{\color{red}{ 8}}|+&2\cdot {\color{red}{ 36}}-6\\
&\downarrow &\downarrow \\
-|&-11|+&72-6
\end{array} \)

Answer 2

i use order of roperations here right?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

keep in mind also that absolute values are always positive

Answer 5

well, positive once you remove the "bars"

Answer 6

is it 55

Answer 7

ohok

Answer 8

but since there is - sign outside it becomes negative right

Answer 9

yes \(\large -|-3-{\color{red}{ 2^3}}|+2\cdot {\color{red}{ 6^2}}-6\implies
\begin{array}{ccllll}
-|&-3-{\color{red}{ 8}}|+&2\cdot {\color{red}{ 36}}-6\\
&\downarrow &\downarrow \\
-|&-11|+&72-6\\
&\downarrow\\ &-11&+66\\
\downarrow \\
55
\end{array} \)

Answer 10

thank you

Answer 11

yw