Question

Can someone help me with this?
I have to use order of operation with it to

-12/3x(-8+(-4^2) -6)+2

My answer: -6

Is this correct???

Answer 1

I would write it like this

(-12/3)(-8+(-4^2) -6)+2
= -4(-8 -16 -6) + 2
= -4(-30) + 2
= 120+2
= 122

the problem you had is the -4^2
you took it as (-4)^2

(-4)^2 = (-4)(-4) = 16
-4^2 = -1(4)(4) = -16