Question

How do you simplify `-6xx11-:-3xx7` using order of operations?

Answer 1

`-6xx11-:-3xx7=color(blue)154`

Explanation:

Since all of the operations are multiplication or division, work from left to right.

`-6xx11-:-3xx7`

`-6xx11=-66`

`-66-:-3=22`

`22xx7=154`

Answer 2

It is all one term because it is made up of only multiplications and divisions. It can be written in the form of a fraction with all the times in the numerator and the divides in the denominator.

Explanation:

Rewrite in another form and then simplify:

`(-6 * 11 * 7)/-3` The sign will be positive,

3 can divide into 6 twice, leading to the calculation:

2x11x7 = 154