Answer
-40
Work Step by Step
$-20-(-5)\times(-2^2)$ simplify the exponent; the exponent is inside the parentheses, so you square 2, not -2
$=-20-(-5)\times(-4)$ multiply
$=-20-20$ subtract
$=-40$
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 1 - Foundations for Algebra - Chapter Test - Page 73: 5
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