SOLUTION: It says simplify -(-(-2))

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Question 27378: It says simplify -(-(-2))
Answer by Z(8) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiplying by 1 doesn't change anything (it just makes it easier to see what you're doing), so you can rewrite the equation as: -1((-1)(-2)). You always start with the innermost perenthesis and work outward, so (-1)(-2)=2. You can substitute that in for the part you just solved and -1(2)=-2