SOLUTION: How do you simplify this expression? -12\3•(-8+(-4)2nd power)+2

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Question 640420: How do you simplify this expression?
-12\3•(-8+(-4)2nd power)+2
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's rewrite this as:
-12\3•(-8+(-4)^2)+2
First we handle the exponent:
-12\3•(-8+16)+2
Now handle the parenthesis:
-12\3•(8)+2
Now multiply:
-32+2
Answer:
-30
Make sense?
RJ
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