How do you evaluate #9- 12+ 5- 8#?

1 Answer
Mar 26, 2017

#-6#

Explanation:

Since this has only subtraction and addition, we evaluate it from left to right

#9-12+5-8#

#-3+5-8#

#2-8#

#-6#

If it had other signs of operation like division and multiplication, you would use PEMDAS (or BODMAS... depends on where you are)

P - Parenthesis
E - Exponent
M - Multiplication
D - Division
A - Addition
S - Subtraction

B - Bracket
O - Of...i.e multiplication aslo
D - Division
M - Multiplication
A - Addition
S - Subtraction