SOLUTION: Evaluate -62 - 28 ÷ 4 + (-9).

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Question 241912: Evaluate -62 - 28 ÷ 4 + (-9).
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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There is an exact order when doing problems like this. In this particular one we need to do the division first, then we can do the adding and subtracting.
-62 - 28 ÷ 4 + (-9) Divide first gives us:
-62-7-9 Now adding the negatives gives us:
answer is -78
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