SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation -(-3 - 2) + 4(-2) + 1/-2^-3 - (-2)^-3 The book says -87/8

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Question 774142: Please help me solve this equation
-(-3 - 2) + 4(-2) + 1/-2^-3 - (-2)^-3 The book says -87/8
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Please help me solve this equation
-(-3 - 2) + 4(-2) + 1/-2^-3 - (-2)^-3
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It's not an equation. There's no equal sign.
And, there's no variable to solve for, no x, m, q, etc.
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It can be simplified.
-%28-3+-+2%29+%2B+4%28-2%29+%2B+1%2F-2%5E-3+-+%28-2%29%5E-3
= 5+-+8+%2B+1%2F-2%5E-3+-+%28-2%29%5E-3
= -3+%2B+1%2F-2%5E-3+%2B+%282%29%5E-3
= -3+%2B+1%2F-2%5E-3+%2B+1%2F8
= -3+-+1%2F2%5E-3+%2B+1%2F8
= -3+-+2%5E3+%2B+1%2F8
= -3+-+8+%2B+1%2F8
= -11+%2B+1%2F8
= -87/8