SOLUTION: 6[5+2(3-8)-3]

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Question 53209: 6[5+2(3-8)-3]
Answer by rchill(405) About Me  (Show Source):
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Using order of operations, we do what's in parenthesis first, which is subtracting 8 from 3. So we get 6[5+2(-5)-3]. Now we multiply 2(-5) to get -10: 6[5-10-3]. Now do what's in the brackets (i.e., 5-10-3) and we get: 6[-18]. And 6 multiplied by -18 is -108.