you can use BODMAS which means(Bracket Of Division Multiplication Addition Subtraction)
2+3-9*7/8= (2+3)-(9*7/8)
3456
-1 can be written as -3/3
take -3/3 -5/3
= -8/3
x^2 + x^1=x^3
simply add the powers to get the answer
4
because tom shared 4 apples with sam