How do you simplify 2*-1^3 - 3* -1 * 2 ?
1 Answer
Jun 17, 2015
Using PEMDAS
Explanation:
First put parentheses around negative number constants to avoid confusion of their minus signs with subtraction signs.
Then use PEMDAS to provide operator precedence rules:
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication & Division
Addition & Subtraction
When precedence is otherwise equal, work left to right.