What is #1 + (-8 + 10)#?

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Jun 29, 2016

#3#

Explanation:

According to order of operations, we need to do what's in the parentheses first.

#1 + (-8 + 10)#

#1 + (2)# - add #-8# and #10# and you get #2#.

#3# - add #1# (outside the parentheses) and #2# (from inside the parentheses) and we get #3#.

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