2007-09-02 03:54:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
9-(-2)(-7)
9-(14)
-5
the answer is negative five
2007-09-02 04:02:04 · answer #1 · answered by Gabrielle*With Love 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9-(-2)(-7)
=9-(-2 x -7)
=9-(+14) [ Negative x Negative = Positive]
=9-14
=-5.
This is according to the BODMAS rule , where you do the operations in the following manner:
B-Bar
O-Of
D=Division
M-Multiplication
A-Addition
S-Subtraction
2007-09-02 12:02:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
9-(-2)(-7)
=9-(14)
-5 Answer
2007-09-02 11:11:01 · answer #3 · answered by perrispaul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9-(-2)(-7)?
=9-(-2*-7)
=9-14
=-5
2007-09-02 11:01:45 · answer #4 · answered by ♫●GARV●♫ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
9- (-2) (-7)
-times - = +
-2times -7 = +14
9 - 14= -5
2007-09-02 12:51:03 · answer #5 · answered by INVENTOR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Multiplication has priority over substraction so you need to multiply -2 and -7 first, then substract what you found from 9
most priority to least priority:
parenthesis > multiplication and division are given equal priority > addition and substraction are given equal priority
2007-09-02 11:24:12 · answer #6 · answered by ozlem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-5
do the multiplication before subtraction
negative multiplied by negative is positive
2007-09-02 11:02:38 · answer #7 · answered by Joe D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9+2-7
11-7
4.
2007-09-02 10:59:08 · answer #8 · answered by ihrtshchr 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋