How do you evaluate $- 4 - (68 - 17)$ $-4- ( 68- 17)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-02T18:08:41

$- 55$ $-55$

First do the subtraction in the brackets:

$68 - 17 = 51$ $68-17=51$

Now the equation is:

$- 4 - 51 \to - 55$ $-4-51 ->-55$

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