How do you simplify $−15 • 4 + 12 ÷ (−3)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-25T23:12:40

Because there are no Parenthesis or Exponents we will first process the Multiplication and Division from left to right:

$-15 * 4 + 12 -: (-3) ->$

$-60 + 12 -: (-3) ->$

$-60 + (-4)$

We can now process the Addition and Subtract:

$-60 + (-4) ->$

$-64$

How do you simplify −15 • 4 + 12 ÷ (−3)−15 • 4 + 12 ÷ (−3)?