How do you evaluate $- 3 (7 - 11)$ $-3( 7- 11)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-04T02:31:20

The result is $12$ $12$ .

First, do the subtraction that's inside the parentheses (in red). After that, do the multiplication of the two numbers (in blue).

$= - 3 (7 - 11)$ $color(white)=-3(color(red)(7-11))$

$= - 3 (- 4)$ $=-3(color(red)(-4))$

$= - 3 \cdot - 4$ $=color(blue)-color(blue)(3*-4)$

$=color(red)cancelcolor(blue)-color(blue)(3*)color(red)cancelcolor(blue)-color(blue)4$

$=color(blue)(3*4)$

$=12$

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