Question

12/3*(-8+(-4)^2-6)+2 step by step please!!

Answer 1

\(12 \div 3 \times [-8+(-4)^2-6]+2\)

You need to use the order of operations.
Many people remember it as PEMDAS
P - parentheses
E - exponents
MD - multiplications and divisions in the order they appear from left to right
AS - additions and subtractions in the order they appear from left to right

Answer 2

You need to start in the parentheses, in this case, the square brackets.

\(12 \div 3 \times \color{red}{[-8+(-4)^2-6]}+2\)

First, do \((-4)^2\).
Then do the rest of the operations in the square brackets.
Then do the rest of the operations following the order of operations above.