SOLUTION: (-2)(4)+5[6-(2)]/(-2)[9+(-5)] ___________ ___________ ______= (-2)[9+(-5)]

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Question 544113: (-2)(4)+5[6-(2)]/(-2)[9+(-5)]
______________________________=
(-2)[9+(-5)]
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