1-2 [-3 + (8-2 x 5)]

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Guest Apr 26, 2014

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Inner brackets first: 8-2x5. Here do multiplication first: 8 - 10 = -2

The original expression now becomes 1-2(-3+ -2)

Do the remaining bracket first; -3 + -2 = -5

So we now have 1 - 2(-5) = 1 +10 = 11

Alan Apr 26, 2014

Alan · Answer 1 · 2014-04-26T03:11:57

Inner brackets first: 8-2x5. Here do multiplication first: 8 - 10 = -2

The original expression now becomes 1-2(-3+ -2)

Do the remaining bracket first; -3 + -2 = -5

So we now have 1 - 2(-5) = 1 +10 = 11