SOLUTION: now this was has turned out to be a toughy for me
-6[-27-(-82-15)]
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Question 235474: now this was has turned out to be a toughy for me
-6[-27-(-82-15)]
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the inner parentheses:
Meaning, start at -82 on the number line and go 15 units left (the negative direction), ending up at -97, so
which can be written
Minus times minus is plus, so:
Now, focus on the expression inside the square brackets. Start at -27 and go 97 units to the right (the positive direction), ending up at +70, so:
Minus times plus is minus, so:
John

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