How do you simplify $8+2times3-11+2+3times5+8-2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-02-24T13:36:30

First you do the multiplications, then the adding and subtracting.

$=8+(2times3)-11+2+(3times5)+8-2$
$=8+6-11+2+15+8-2$

Now add/subtract from left to right:
$=26$

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