How do you simplify $\frac{24}{- 4} + (- 3) (1) - (- 15)$ $24 / (-4) + (-3) (1) - (-15)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-21T20:12:25

See a solution process below:

First, using the standard order for operations execute the Multiplication and Division operations from left to right:

$\frac{24}{- 4} + (- 3) (1) - (- 15) \Rightarrow$ $color(red)(24)/color(red)(-4) + (color(blue)(-3))(color(blue)(1)) - (-15) =>$

$- 6 + (- 3) (1) - (- 15) \Rightarrow$ $color(red)(-6) + (color(blue)(-3))(color(blue)(1)) - (-15) =>$

$- 6 + (- 3) - (- 15)$ $color(red)(-6) + (color(blue)(-3)) - (-15)$

Next, remove the terms from parenthesis:

$- 6 - 3 + 15$ $-6 - 3 + 15$

Now, execute the Addition on Subtraction operations from left to right:

$(- 6 - 3) + 15 \Rightarrow$ $(-6 - 3) + 15 =>$

$- 9 + 15 \Rightarrow$ $-9 + 15 =>$

$6$ $6$

How do you simplify 24 / (-4) + (-3) (1) - (-15) 24−4+(−3)(1)−(−15)24 / (-4) + (-3) (1) - (-15) ?