Question

Solve 20 -15 / -5

Answer 1

I have the answer of 23, but not sure how they got it, can anyone help explain?

Answer 2

According to order of operations which term do you need to solve first?

Answer 3

I think it starts with 20 times -15

Answer 4

I keep coming up with different numbers, not one is 23

Answer 5

There is no times. you have 2 choices:

a) 20 - 15

b) -15/-5

Which do you think should be done first?

Answer 6

but when I do this I get 0. I did 20 - 15 = 5 then divides by 5 = 0
I have been trying this, I get 2, 5, and 0. I am really getting confused

Answer 7

20 - 15 is incorrect. You have a subtraction and division.

20 -15 would be subtraction.

-15 / -5 is division.

According to order of operations (PEMDAS) what comes first subtraction or division?

Answer 8

( Exponent, Multiply, division, add, subtract. So Subtract 20 -15 = 5 times -15 / -5 = -15

Answer 9

Parenthesis, exponent, multiply, division, add, subtract.

What comes first division or subtraction?

Answer 10

division, so then it would be -5 divided by -15 = -20

Answer 11

It would be - 15/-5 which is -15 divided by -5. What is -15/-5?

Answer 12

-20

Answer 13

You are doing -20 -5 (which is -20).

However, this is -15 / -5. The forward slash " / " is division. So it is - 15 divided by - 5. What is -15 divided by -5?

Answer 14

Ok, then the answer comes up to 5 / 5 which = 1. I keep getting wrong answers
The problem to solve is 20 -15 / -5 showing the work. I am confused here

Answer 15

It is not 5/5. It is -15/-5.

Answer 16

-15 divided by -5 = -20 right

Answer 17

No. -15 minus 5 is -20.

Put into your calculator -15/-5

Answer 18

I come up with -20.