Answer
16
Work Step by Step
Step 1 : Apply the exponents : $3^{2}$ = 3 * 3 = 9
2 – (-5) + 9
Step 2: separate a negative number from a minus sign 2 – (-5) = 7
Now add 7 + 9 =16
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 9 - Basic Algebra - 9.4 Order of Operations - 9.4 Exercises - Page 652: 15
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