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According to the order of operations, we first solve the exercise within parentheses:
Now we obtain the exercise:
\( 100-(5+55)= \)
The parentheses change everything! must be calculated as one unit first. Going left to right ignores this rule and gives you -47 instead of the correct -47 - wait, that's wrong reasoning!
The minus sign means you're subtracting the entire result of what's in parentheses. So means subtract 14 from -33.
Remember: subtracting a positive number makes the result more negative. means move 14 more units left on the number line from -33.
Yes! can become by distributing the negative sign, but it's easier to solve the parentheses first.
You likely calculated instead! This happens when you forget that subtracting parentheses means subtracting the whole result, not changing signs randomly.
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