Calculate Difference: Calculate the difference inside the first parentheses: 21−11. 21−11=10.
Innermost Parentheses: Calculate the expression inside the innermost parentheses: 7−9. 7−9=−2.
Multiply by 2: Multiply −2 by 2: 2×−2.2×−2=−4.
Replace Result in Expression: Replace the result of 2(−2) in the expression: 3[4−(−4)].Calculate the expression inside the brackets: 4−(−4).4−(−4)=4+4=8.
Calculate Expression Inside Brackets: Multiply 3 by 8: 3×8.3×8=24.
Multiply by 3: Replace the result of 3[4−2(7−9)] with 24 in the expression: −15+24.Calculate the sum: −15+24.−15+24=9.
Replace Result in Expression: Multiply the result of 21−11 by the result of {−15+3[4−2(7−9)]}. $10 \times 9 = 90.
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