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Answer:</u></h2>
![\huge\boxed{29}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5Chuge%5Cboxed%7B29%7D)
<h2><u>
Solution Steps:</u></h2>
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<h3>1.) <u>Fill in the variables with the information given:</u></h3>
- M = 2
- N = -4
<h3 /><h3>2.) <u>Multiply:</u></h3>
× ![2=-6](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=2%3D-6)
× ![2=8](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=2%3D8)
- The reason we multiply first is due to Order of Operations or PEMDAS: Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.
- When we see y(x) this just means whatever number or variable is before the parenthesis, you multiply it by that.
<u>Equation at the end of Step 2:</u>
<h3>3.) <u>Multiply again:</u></h3>
× ![-4=-24](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=-4%3D-24)
- We do this once more because we had one last parenthesis.
<u>Equation at the end of step 3:</u>
<h3>4.) <u>Add:</u></h3>
<u>Equation at the end of Step 4:</u>
<h3>5.) <u>Subtract:</u> </h3>
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