what is the value of this integer expression: -2(3+-4+-8+7)

I have to do it with distributive property and without and using distributive property I got 34 but I dont know if its correct and how to do the expression without distributive property help me.

-2(3 + -4 + -8 + 7)

-2(-1 + -8 + 7)
-2(-9 + 7)
-2(-2)
4

-2(3 + -4 + -8 + 7)
-2(3) + -2(-4) + -2(-8) + -2(7)
-6 + 8 + 16 - 14
4

34 = -2(-17)
so I'd be interested in how you got -17 from what's inside the parentheses.

I divided something with -2 or 2 and I got the answer of 17

To solve the expression -2(3+-4+-8+7) using the distributive property, you need to multiply -2 by each term inside the parentheses separately. Let's break it down step by step:

-2(3+-4+-8+7)
= -2(3) + -2(-4) + -2(-8) + -2(7)
= -6 + 8 + 16 + -14
= 4 + 16 + -14
= 20 + -14
= 6

So, using the distributive property, the value of the expression is 6.

Now, let's solve the expression without using the distributive property:

-2(3+-4+-8+7)
= -2(3-4-8+7)
= -2(-2-8+7)
= -2(-10+7)
= -2(-3)
= 6

Therefore, without using the distributive property as an intermediate step, the value of the expression is still 6.