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  • 13-09-2017
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How do you simplify the expression 7 - 2(2 + 5) -8?

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Topmadworld
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  • 13-09-2017
7-2(2+5)-8
7-2(7)-8
5(7)-8
When there is a bracket it means, you are supposed to multiply the number in front of it with the number in the bracket. So....
5 x 7 -8= 35-8
            = 27

Thus the answer is 27
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