How do you evaluate $- 5 - 8 \times (- 8)$ $-5- 8\times ( - 8)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-09-19T21:47:56

$- 5 - 8 \cdot (- 8) = 59$ $-5-8*(-8) = 59$

According to the order of operations, you would do the multiplication before the addition.

$- 5 - 8 \cdot (- 8) = 59$ $-5 - 8*(-8) = 59$
$- 5 - (- 64) = 59$ $-5 - (-64) = 59$
$- 5 + 64 = 59$ $-5 + 64 = 59$
$59 = 59$ $59 = 59$

The answer is $59$ $59$ .

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