Elementary Algebra

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285194055
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-405-9




Work Step by Step

Because multiplication is before addition in order of operations, we first multiply and then we add. We see that we are multiplying a negative number by a negative number in this problem. Recall, when we multiply two negative numbers, the negatives will cancel out, so the answer will always be positive. Thus, we obtain: $(-3)(-8)+(-9)(-5)=24+45=69$
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