Answer
-18
Work Step by Step
Step 1: Work inside parentheses first: (9 - 12) change to 9 + (-12) to get -3
-3 + 5 (-3)
Step 2: Multiply and divide from left to right
5 * (-3) = -15
Step 3: Now add -3 + (-15) = -18
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 653: 22
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