What is #7 + 9 * (3+8)#?

1 Answer
Apr 16, 2016

Always use the order of operations, as shown in the following poster.

http://sites.saschina.org/jcurran/2016/01/07/january-89-order-of-operationsexponents/

Explanation:

Step 1:

Evaluate inside the parentheses

#7 + 9 xx (11)#

Step 2:

Evaluate the multiplication

#7 + 99#

Step 3:

Evaluate the addition

#106#

Thus, your answer is 106.

Hopefully this helps!