
Kenneth S. answered 02/22/18
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Algebra II EXPERT will help you survive & prosper
PEMDAS is a set of rules.
First, note that you have one leading parenthesis which is unmatched, so DROP that first (.
P means that things within parentheses should be simplified first.
So the first stage yields (-1)(4)+4 and the next stage yields -4+4 and so 0 is the result.