Solve 70-(32-(-4)): Order of Operations with Negative Numbers

Question

$70-(32-(-4))=$

00:00 Solve

00:03 Always solve parentheses first, even within parentheses

00:06 Negative times negative always equals positive

00:13 Let's solve the parentheses and then continue

00:21 And this is the solution to the question

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

Remember that the product of a negative and a negative results is positive:

$-(-4)=+4$

Therefore, the exercise we get is:

$70-(32+4)=$

Now, we solve the exercise within the parentheses:

$32+4=36$

We obtain:

$70-36=34$

$34$