Hi,
Following the rules of PEMDAS you first subtract in the parentheses.
(5-2)=3
Then multiply the parentheses.
(3)(-6)=-18
Solve the exponent.
-4^2=16
Then you add -18 and 16 to get -2.
So the answer is B.-2.
I hope this helps.
Answer:
16
14
8
Step-by-step explanation:
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Answer:
Josh has played in 3 times as many as Lisa has.
Step-by-step explanation:
She mixed up multiplication and addition.
6+12=18
6*3=18
Answer:
<em>x</em><em> </em><em>=</em><em> </em><em>3</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
First open the brackets. While opening brackets, you've to be careful about signs. So when you open bracket of <em>(</em><em>1</em><em>5</em><em>-</em><em>x</em><em>)</em>, there's <em>negative</em> sign in front of it, so it makes the signs inside the brackets to change. Then you solve the it.