SOLUTION: -32 + 3[12 ÷ (5 - 8)] can you help

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Question 400468: -32 + 3[12 ÷ (5 - 8)] can you help
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Answer by algebrahouse.com(1659) About Me  (Show Source):
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-32 + 3[12 ÷ (5 - 8)]
= -32 + 3[12 ÷ (-3)] {subtracted 5 - 8}
= -32 + 3(-4) {divided 12 by -3}
= -32 - 12 {multiplied 3 by -4}
= -44 {subtracted}
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Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
When the order of operation is known then we can figure this out.
-32 + 3[12 ÷ (5 - 8)]
First do the parentheses:
-32 + 3[12 ÷ (-3)]
Then do the brackets:
-32 + 3[-4]
Multiply:
-32-12
We get:
-44
Make sense?
RJ
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