<h3>REMEMBER: PEMDAS IS THE LAW OF THE LAND</h3><h3>P (Parentheses)</h3><h3>E (Exponents)</h3><h3>M (Multiplication)</h3><h3>D (Division)</h3><h3>A (Addition)</h3><h3>S (Subtraction)</h3><h3>Note: Do multiplication/division (and subtraction/addition) from left to right and not necessarily in the order given.</h3><h3>Let's Solve!</h3>
We have parentheses in this problem, so do all operations within the parentheses from left to right.
3 because Negative numbers equal less than 0. See the number line attached below. In the number line, all the negative numbers are on the left of the zero and all the positive numbers are on the right of the 0.