Evaluate the following expression.

Question

\[(-5 + 7 \times 1) - 9 \times 5\]

Answer 1

We have \begin{align*}
(-5 + 7 \times 1) - 9 \times 5 &= (-5 + 7) - 9 \times 5 \\
&= 2 - 9 \times 5 \\
&= 2 - 45 \\
&= \boxed{-43}.
\end{align*}