Using the order of operations, what should be done first to evaluate negative 4 squared plus 6 divided by open paren negative 3 plus 4 close paren times 2 minus 5 ?

Evaluate expressions inside parentheses first. In this expression, the first operation is adding −3 and 4 inside the parentheses, so the correct choice is “Add negative 3 and 4.”

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