Question

-3-(-8)-(-2)=x, what is the value of x?

Answer 1

$\bf -3-(-8)-(-2)=x\implies \stackrel{\mathbb{PEMDAS}}{-3+8-(-2)=x\implies -3+8+2=x} \\\\\\ 5+2=x\implies 7=x$

Multiplication first, from left to right, and then Adds and Substractions last from left to right

Answer 2

- 3 - (- 8) - (- 2) = x

Distribute the negatives to the numbers in the parentheses.

- 3 + 8 + 2
- 3 + 10
7

x = 7