Solve 26-(11-2): Order of Operations with Nested Subtraction

Question

$26-(11-2)=$

00:00 Solve

00:03 When opening parentheses, minus times minus always equals plus

00:10 Let's use this formula in our exercise

00:14 Let's solve according to the order of operations from left to right

00:19 Let's use long subtraction, we'll substitute in our exercise

00:25 And this is the solution to the question

To solve the problem $26 - (11 - 2)$ , we'll proceed as follows:

Step 1: Evaluate the expression inside the parentheses:

Step 2: Subtract this result from 26:

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $17$ .