2 would be the answer if you follow your order of operations the order of operations is parentheses exponents multiply divide whichever comes first and add and subtract whichever comes first and -6x with the exponent of 2 it can be turned into -36 cuz you're multiplying six two times then 8 * 4 is 32 and 3 * 6 is 18 so you would do -36 + 32 which would give you negative 4 then you're going to bring down the 18 then do -4 + 18 which would give you 4 then you're going to bring down the - 6 and do 4-6 and -6 -4 gives you positive 2
