$\left(-3\right)^3+\left(-4\right)^2-\left(-2\right)^3\\Follow\:the\:PEMDAS\:order\:of\:operations\\\mathrm{Calculate\:exponents}\:\left(-3\right)^3\::\quad -27\\\left(-3\right)^3\\\mathrm{Apply\:exponent\:rule}:\quad \left(-a\right)^n=-a^n,\:\mathrm{if\:}n\mathrm{\:is\:odd}\\\left(-3\right)^3=-3^3=-27\\=-27+\left(-4\right)^2-\left(-2\right)^3\\\mathrm{Calculate\:exponents}\:\left(-4\right)^2\::\quad 16\\\left(-4\right)^2$

$\mathrm{Apply\:exponent\:rule}:\quad \left(-a\right)^n=a^n,\:\mathrm{if\:}n\mathrm{\:is\:even}\\\left(-4\right)^2=4^2=16\\=-27+16-\left(-2\right)^3\\\mathrm{Calculate\:exponents}\:\left(-2\right)^3\::\quad -8\\\left(-2\right)^3\\\mathrm{Apply\:exponent\:rule}:\quad \left(-a\right)^n=-a^n,\:\mathrm{if\:}n\mathrm{\:is\:odd}\\\left(-2\right)^3=-2^3=-8\\=-27+16-\left(-8\right)\\\mathrm{Add\:and\:subtract\:\left(left\:to\:right\right)}\:-27+16-\left(-8\right)\::\quad -3\\-27+16-\left(-8\right)$

$-27+16=-11\\=-11-\left(-8\right)\\\mathrm{Apply\:rule\:}-\left(-a\right)\:=\:+a\\-\left(-8\right)=+8\\=-11+8\\-11+8=-3\\=-3$

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