8)

Simplify.

-2(3)2 - 8 ÷ 2 + 6
A) -18
B) -16
C) -7
D) 7

um I it is b

3 answers

by PEMDAS, none of the choices is correct

Multiplication ... -12 - 8 ÷ 2 + 6

Division ... -12 - 4 + 6

Addition ... -12 + 2

Subtraction ... -10
The 2 behind the 3 is a exponent.
Exponentiation ... -2(9) - 8 ÷ 2 + 6

Multiplication ... -18 - 8 ÷ 2 + 6

Division ... -18 - 4 + 6

Addition ... -18 + 2

Subtraction ... -16