Find the greatest possible value of the expression (((a+b) ⋆ c) ⋆d) ⋆ e if each star is replaced with one of the operations +, −, and the numbers a, b, c, d, e are -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 in some order. Different stars can correspond to different operations.

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Find the greatest possible
value of the expression
(((a+b) ⋆ c) ⋆d) ⋆ e
if each star is replaced with one of the
operations +, −, and the numbers
a, b, c, d, e are -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 in some
order. Different stars can correspond
to different operations.
Transcribed Image Text:Find the greatest possible value of the expression (((a+b) ⋆ c) ⋆d) ⋆ e if each star is replaced with one of the operations +, −, and the numbers a, b, c, d, e are -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 in some order. Different stars can correspond to different operations.
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