From left to right:
We begin with the subtraction: 2 – 6 = -4
We finish with the addition: -4 + 3 = -1
THE FINAL, INDISPUTABLE ANSWER
The correct result is -1 !
Any other response stems from a poor application of operational priorities.
Others remember that addition comes before subtraction in the word PEMDAS and do $3 + 3 = 6$ at the end, getting $2 – 6 = -4$ or other erroneous variations like $2 – (6 + 3) = -7$ .
Mathematics
THE STEP-BY-STEP SOLUTION: THE ABSOLUTE RULE
Multiplication takes precedence over addition and subtraction. Furthermore, addition and subtraction have the same priority and are performed simply from left to right.
Here is the exact sequence of events:
Priority to multiplication:
$$2 \times 3 = 6$$
The expression then becomes: $2 – 6 + 3$
From left to right:
We begin with the subtraction: 2 – 6 = -4
We finish with the addition: -4 + 3 = -1
THE FINAL, INDISPUTABLE ANSWER
The correct result is -1 !
Any other response stems from a poor application of operational priorities.
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