Simplify -12 divided by 3 · (-8 + (-4)^2 - 6) + 2 with steps

Answer 1

If your expression mean:

- 12 / [ 3 · ( - 8 + ( - 4)² - 6 + 2 ) ]

then:

- 12 / 3 · ( - 8 + ( - 4)² - 6 + 2 ) =

- 12 / 3 · ( - 8 + 16 - 6 + 2 ) =

- 12 / 3 · 4 =

-12 / 12 = - 1