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According to the order of operations, we first address the innermost parentheses:
Remember that a product of addition and subtraction results in a negative outcome, therefore:
The exercise we obtained is:
Now we solve the exercise within the parentheses:
We obtain:
\( 70:(14\times5)= \)
When you add a negative number, it's the same as subtracting! Think of it as: plus a negative equals minus. So .
That would give you the wrong answer! Order of operations says parentheses come before subtraction. You must solve first to get 32, then .
Use PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division, Addition/Subtraction. Always work from innermost parentheses outward!
Yes! You could distribute the negative sign: . But it's easier to solve inside the parentheses first.
Both equal -3! The negative sign always wins. Whether it's outside like -(+3) or inside like +(-3), the result is negative.
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