How do you evaluate $-5- 8\times ( - 8)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-19T21:47:56

$-5-8*(-8) = 59$

According to the order of operations, you would do the multiplication before the addition.

$-5 - 8*(-8) = 59$
$-5 - (-64) = 59$
$-5 + 64 = 59$
$59 = 59$

The answer is $59$ .

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