9+15-8(5+13-9)

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on Jan 23, 2025 at 6:09 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(9 + 15 - 8 \left(5 + 13 - 9\right)\)

MathBot Answer:

\[9 + 15 - 8 \left(5 + 13 - 9\right) = -48\]


\[\begin{aligned}9 + 15 - 8 \left(5 + 13 - 9\right)& = 9 + 15 - 8 \cdot \left(5 + 13 - 9\right)\\& = 9 + 15 - 8 \cdot \left(18 - 9\right)\\& = 9 + 15 - 8 \cdot 9\\& = 9 + 15 - 72\\& = 24 - 72\\& = -48\end{aligned}\]