How do you evaluate -19( - 2) - 24- 12?

1 Answer
Sep 28, 2017

2

Explanation:

We follow PEMDAS:

Multiply or divide from left to right:
-19(-2)-24-12

We apply this:
-x*(-y)=x*y

Therefore, -19(-2)-24-12 is 19*2-24-12 which is also 38-24-12

Then, we add or subtract from left to right:
38-24-12=
14-12=
2