How do you simplify (6 - 1 + 7) using order of operations?

1 Answer
Nov 16, 2015

Add and subtract simultaneously from left to right.

Explanation:

(6 - 1 + 7) is the same as 6 - 1 + 7 because there is not a minus sign before the parentheses.

After that, you have to add and subtract simultaneously from left to right. That means that you will have to subtract 1 from six, followed by adding 7.

6 - 1 = 5
5 + 7 = 12
6 - 1 + 7 = 12

Therefore, the answer is 12.