How do you simplify $112 - [125 - (40 - 41)]$ $112-[125-(40-41)]$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-03T06:42:38

-14

112 -[125 -(-1)]

112 -[125 +1]

112 -[126]

-14

Answer 2 · 2018-04-03T06:52:33

$112 - [125 - (40 - 41)] = - 14$ $112-[125-(40-41)]=color(blue)(-14$

Follow the order of operations as indicated by the acronym PEMDAS:

Parentheses/brackets

Exponents/powers

Multiplication and Division in order from left to right.

Addition and Subtraction in order from left to right.

Simplify:

$112 - [125 - (40 - 41)]$ $112-[125-(40-41)]$

Simplify $(40 - 41)$ $(40-41)$ to $- 1$ $-1$ .

$112 - [125 - (- 1)]$ $112-[125-(-1)]$

Simplify $[125 - (- 1)]$ $[125-(-1)]$ to $[126]$ $[126]$ .

$112 - 126$ $112-126$

Simplify $112 - 126$ $112-126$ to $- 14$ $-14$ .

$- 14$ $-14$

How do you simplify 112−[125−(40−41)] 112-[125-(40-41)]?