Question

(5-(-4)^2)^2)

This is Order of Operations with Signed Numbers. This is very confusing and if someone could provide the steps to do PEMDAS,that would be amazing and help me better understand

Answer 1

121

Explanation:

You are missing a parentheses

Assuming you just mean to close the parentheses

((5-(-4)^2)^2)

The first step is to complete the inside parentheses

PEMDAS

(5-(-4)^2)

Do the exponents first

(5-(16))

-11

Put this in the equation for (5-(-4)^2)

(-11) ^2

121