How do you simplify the expression #4(30-(3+1)^2)#?

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Answer 1 · 2014-10-02T16:20:29

You must use the order of operations, PEMDAS.

Innermost parentheses first.

#4(30-(3+1)^2)#

#4(30-(4)^2)#

Continue to working inside the parentheses but now target the exponents.

#4(30-16)#

Continue inside the parentheses but now target the subtraction

#4(14)#

This last step is implied multiplication

#56#