How do you solve $(2 + 6) (2 - 7)$ $(2+ 6) ( 2- 7)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-07T01:34:34

$- 40$ $-40$

Using the PEMDAS order of operations, one way to solve it is to first get the sum of the values in the parenthesis:

$(2 + 6) = 8$ $(2+6)= 8$

$(2 - 7) = - 5$ $(2-7)=-5$

Now you're left with the expression

$(8) (- 5)$ $(8)(-5)$

Simply multiply those numbers and you get $- 40$ $-40$ .

How do you solve (2+6)(2−7)(2+ 6) ( 2- 7) ?