SOLUTION: [3(-4)+6].(-3)Please break it down step by step in order of operations thanks

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Question 145199: [3(-4)+6].(-3)Please break it down step by step in order of operations thanks
Answer by vleith(2983) About Me  (Show Source):
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[3(-4)+6] *(-3)
From the inside out, evaluate parens first
[3(-4)+6] *(-3)
[-12 +6] *(-3)
There are no more nested parens, so evaluate parens again, left to right
[-6] * (-3)
Now do multiplications, left to right
remember negative times negative is positive
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