SOLUTION: 8-5(2)to the 3power/(-8)

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Question 24991: 8-5(2)to the 3power/(-8)
Answer by mystic1306(20) About Me  (Show Source):
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8-5(2)^3
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8
first raise ONLY 2 to the 3rd power
2*2*2=8
8-5(8)=
8-40= -32
so you have:
-32
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-8
divide -32 by -8
remember when you multiply two negitives you get a positive
so -32/-8= 4