Question

What is `8- 6( 7- 3)`?

Answer 1

`-16`

Explanation:

When working with expressions which have different operations, always count the number of terms first.

Each term simplifies to a single answer and these are only added or subtracted in the last step.
Within each term the order of operations is:
Brackets first, then powers and roots, then multiply and divide.

`8-6(7-3)" "larr` there are only 2 terms, keep them separate

`color(blue)(8)color(red)(-6(7-3))`

`=color(blue)(8)color(red)(-6(4))`

`=color(blue)(8)color(red)(-24)`

`=-16`