SOLUTION: -7-3[2+(5-8)]

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Question 665266: -7-3[2+(5-8)]
Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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Starting with
-7 - 3[2 + (5-8)]
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Start with parentheses
5-8 = -3
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-7 - 3[2 + -3]
Now complete the brackets
2 + -3 = -1
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-7 - 3[-1]
Multiplication
3[-1] = -3
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-7 - 3, which is the same as -7 + -3
Subtract (or add depending on how you arrange it)
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