Question

What is the value of

Answer 1

The answer is 2. because you need to do what’s in the parentheses first. so for the top, (17-12=5) then -8 x 5 = -40. so that’s the top. bottom, 8 - (-2) when you subtract a negative it becomes positive. so that is 10. now it’s -2 x 10. and final answer is -40/-20= 2. hope that helped

Answer 2

Answer:

2

Step-by-step explanation:

$\dfrac{-8(17-12)}{-2(8-(-2))}= \\\\\\\dfrac{-8(5)}{-2(10)}= \\\\\\\dfrac{-40}{-20}= \\\\\\2$

Hope this helps!