Number Properties: PEMDAS
Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, & Subtraction
[tex] - 5 + (5 + 3) [/tex]
1. Parentheses
[tex] - 5 + (7) \\[/tex]
There Are No Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Or Addition
2. Subtraction
[tex]2[/tex]