Solve -58-((-7)-(-12)): Order of Operations with Negative Numbers

Question

58((7)(12))= -58-((-7)-(-12))=

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Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 Note - negative times negative is always positive
00:11 Always solve parentheses first
00:20 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the order of operations, we first solve the exercise within parentheses:

Remember that the product of a negative by a negative results in a positive, therefore:

(12)=+12 -(-12)=+12

We obtain the exercise:

58(7+12)= -58-(-7+12)=

We solve the exercise within parentheses:

7+12=5 -7+12=5

Now we obtain:

585=63 -58-5=-63

Answer

63 -63