How do you simplify $112-[125-(40-41)]$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-03T06:42:38

-14

112 -[125 -(-1)]

112 -[125 +1]

112 -[126]

-14

Answer 2 · 2018-04-03T06:52:33

$112-[125-(40-41)]=color(blue)(-14$

Follow the order of operations as indicated by the acronym PEMDAS:

Parentheses/brackets

Exponents/powers

Multiplication and Division in order from left to right.

Addition and Subtraction in order from left to right.

Simplify:

$112-[125-(40-41)]$

Simplify $(40-41)$ to $-1$ .

$112-[125-(-1)]$

Simplify $[125-(-1)]$ to $[126]$ .

$112-126$

Simplify $112-126$ to $-14$ .

$-14$

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