adding and subtracting integers

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by sanju09 » Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:19 am
afnanmoh wrote:hello,
i wanna know when should i have the result with (-) or (+)
im confused!!
For example,
-6 * -7 + -12 + 3

like this problem, i don't know how can i solve it since there are minus and plus at the same time...
Ideally, such expressions are not given without brackets.

Consider writing like this: (-6) * (-7) + (-12) + 3.

Whenever a (-) counters a (+) or vice versa, the operating sign is (-) in either case, also revise BODMAS/PEMDAS to handle more complicated cases than this one.

(-6) * (-7) + (-12) + 3 = 42 - 12 + 3 = 33.
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