SOLUTION: what are the steps to adding -27+(-5)+27 what are the steps to multiplying 6*5(1/5) what are the steps to subtracting 1/4-(8 3/4) what are the steps to doing 5-2(2 1/2+3)

Question 804758: what are the steps to adding -27+(-5)+27
what are the steps to multiplying 6*5(1/5)
what are the steps to subtracting 1/4-(8 3/4)
what are the steps to doing 5-2(2 1/2+3)

Answer by erica65404(394) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Problem 1:
-27+(-5)+27
-27 and 27 cancel out leaving you with -5 as the answer.
Problem 2:
6*5(1/5)
start by multiplying 5 and (1/5) which gives you 1.
6*1=6
Problem 3:

this is the same as

which gives you -8 (1/2)
Problem 4:
5-2(2(1/2)+3)
start by doing what is in the ( )

now multiply that by -2

now the equation is 5-(-11)
the 2 negative signs turn into 1 postive sign
5+11=16

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