Deal with double negative: First, we need to deal with the double negative between 5 and –7. Subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive, so 5−–7 becomes 5+7.5+7=12
Subtract and add: Now, we take the result from the first step, which is 12, and subtract 2 from it.12−2=10
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