Question

How do you simplify `(-2-2(4)(-3)+(3)^2)/(4-(-6)(-3))` using PEMDAS?

Answer 1

`31/(-14)`

Explanation:

Although this is all one term, there are different terms in the numerator and denominator.

We can do several calculations at a time, as long as we leave the plus and minus operations until last.

`(-2-color(red)(2(4)(-3))+color(blue)((3)^2))/(4color(orange)(-(-6)(-3)))`

`(-2-(color(red)(-24))+color(blue)(9))/(4color(orange)(-(+18))`

`(-2 +color(red)24+color(blue)(9))/(4 color(orange)(-18)`

`31/(-14)`