SOLUTION: How do you solve 4-3(12+2)?

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Question 48615: How do you solve 4-3(12+2)?
Answer by caroline(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve using order of operations
Parenthesis
Excuse
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
Therefore: 4-3(12+2)
=4-3(14)
=4-42
=-38