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OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):

HELP PLZZZ

OpenStudy (anonymous):

with what

OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):

OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):

im keep getting confused the problem

OpenStudy (welshfella):

do you know the order of operations PEDMAS?

OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):

yea

OpenStudy (welshfella):

Hint: work out the 'inner; parentheses first

OpenStudy (welshfella):

- the (2 - 71)

OpenStudy (welshfella):

oh those vertical lines are absolute values right ? not parentheses

OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):

ok and yea |dw:1440531515290:dw|

OpenStudy (welshfella):

you stll do the (2-71) first

OpenStudy (welshfella):

ok now what is -(-69) equal to ?

OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):

+69

OpenStudy (welshfella):

ok now you have -16+69 = ?

OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):

|dw:1440531742426:dw|

OpenStudy (welshfella):

finally you multiply that result by -1

OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):

|dw:1440531810773:dw|

OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):

ohh wow thanks it seem so simple now i feel slow smh

OpenStudy (welshfella):

yes

OpenStudy (welshfella):

yw

OpenStudy (jazzyfa30):

can you help me with a few more

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