Question

How do you simplify the expression 7 - 2(2 + 5) -8?

Answer 1

7-2(2+5)-8
7-2(7)-8
5(7)-8
When there is a bracket it means, you are supposed to multiply the number in front of it with the number in the bracket. So....
5 x 7 -8= 35-8
            = 27

Thus the answer is 27

Answer 2

7 - 2 (7) -8
7 - 14 - 8
7-14= -7
-7 - 8 = - 15
May have messed this one up