1. BODMAS: multiplication train
Multiplication train first
BODMAS: finish multiplication before addition.
Use multiplication train windows before addition.
3 visual steps / order before add
BODMAS: finish multiplication before addition.
Use multiplication train windows before addition.
Add magnitudes; both terms keep the negative sign.
Combine the remaining signed terms with addition windows.
One multiplication train, then one addition train.
Both terms are negative; read the negative total.
Use the visible move, then type only when the answer is clear.
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