Using PEMDAS, there are no parentheses or exponents, so we go right to multiplication first. That is -2 • 3 in this problem. -2 • 3 is -6, so then the problem turns into 8-6+7. There is no division so we will skip that step and go right to addition and subtraction. Working the equation from left to right, 8-6=2, 2+7=9. 9 is your answer.
