Answer
The expression evaluates to $6$.
Work Step by Step
The first thing we need to simplify is to change the double negative to a positive. When we subtract a negative number, that means we add that number.
$$-8 - 2 + 5 + 11$$
According to order of operations, we add or subtract the expression from left to right. We first subtract $2$ from $-8$ to get $-10$:
$$-10 + 5 + 11$$
Now, we add $-10$ to $5$:
$$-5 + 11$$
Finally, we add $11$ to $-5$:
The expression evaluates to $6$.
