How do you simplify $(- 24 - 17 + 5) \div 4 \cdot (- 9)$ $(-24-17+5) div 4 * (-9)$ using order of operations?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-09T22:29:20

$1$ $1$

$(- 24 - 17 + 5) \div 4 \cdot (- 9)$ $(-24-17+5)-:4 * (-9)$

The first thing in order of operations is parenthesis:

$- 36 \div 4 \cdot (- 9)$ $-36 -: 4 * (-9)$

Now work from left to right:
$- 9 \div - 9$ $-9 -: -9$

$= 1$ $=1$

How do you simplify (-24-17+5) div 4 * (-9)(−24−17+5)÷4⋅(−9)(-24-17+5) div 4 * (-9) using order of operations?