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Just do [tex]PEMDAS[/tex]
Which means..........
[tex]Parentheses\\
Exponents\\
Multiplication\\
Division\\
Addition\\
Subtraction
[/tex]
We have .......
[tex]Addition, [/tex] [tex]Exponent, [/tex] [tex]Multiplication, [/tex] and
[tex]Subtraction[/tex]
We have to .....
[tex]-5 + (7(4^2)) -2 [/tex]
[tex]7(4^2) = 112[/tex]
[tex]-5 + 112 = 107[/tex]
[tex]107 - 2 = 105 [/tex]
[tex]Answer: 105 [/tex]
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