SOLUTION: I am having difficulty with this problem and the order of the operations: (16)/(-2)^3 - 5[3-1+2(4-7)]

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Question 306752: I am having difficulty with this problem and the order of the operations: (16)/(-2)^3 - 5[3-1+2(4-7)]
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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16/((-2)^3) - 5[3 - 1 + 2(4 - 7)]
= 16/(-8) - 5(2 + 2(-3))
= -2 - 5(2 - 6)
= -2 - 5(-4)
= -2 + 20
= 18