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Question #241da

Answer 1

Let's rewrite it:

`=12/3*(-8+(-4)^2-6)+2`

PEMDAS is a good "basic order of operations" acronym for:

PARENTHESES
EXPONENTS
MULTIPLICATION
DIVISION
ADDITION
SUBTRACTION

So, lets start with the power inside the parenthesis:
`(-4)^2 = (-4)(-4) = 16`

`=12/3*(-8+16-6)+2`

Then, inside the parenthesis:
`(-8+16-6) = 2`

`=12/3*2+2`

Then multiplication:
`12/3*2 = 24/3`

`=24/3+2`

Now, addition:
`24/3+2 = 24/3 + 6/3 = (24+6)/3 = 30/3 = 10`