What is #(-5)(2)(-3)(-2)#?

1 Answer
Mar 30, 2016

#-60#

Explanation:

#1#. Following B.E.D.M.A.S. (brackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction) , multiply #-5# by #2# first.

#(-5)(2)(-3)(-2)#

#=(-10)(-3)(-2)#

#2#. Multiply #-10# by #-3#.

#=(30)(-2)#

#3#. Multiply #30# by #-2#.

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