How do you evaluate #(- 2) ( - 3) - ( - 4) ( - 5)#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-30T16:09:43

#-14#

When numbers are in parentheses next to each other, it means they are being multiplied:

#-2 xx -3 = 6#

#-4 xx -5 = 20#

So now we have:

#6-20#

And we can solve that:

#6-20=-14#