Solve 48-(35+(-3)): Order of Operations with Negative Numbers

Question

$48-(35+(-3))=$

00:00 Solve

00:03 We always solve parentheses first, the rule applies even within parentheses

00:07 We always solve the "innermost" parentheses first

00:10 Note, positive times negative will always be negative

00:15 Now let's solve the parentheses

00:22 And this is the solution to the question

According to the order of operations, we first address the innermost parentheses:

Remember that a product of addition and subtraction results in a negative outcome, therefore:

$+(-3)=-3$

The exercise we obtained is:

$48-(35-3)=$

Now we solve the exercise within the parentheses:

$35-3=32$

We obtain:

$48-32=16$

$16$