What is the value of 2^3+8-:4*2+323+8÷42+3?

1 Answer
Sep 13, 2016

1515

Explanation:

Count the number of terms first. Each term will simplify to to a single answer and they are only added or subtracted in the last line.

Within in a term - do brackets first, then the strongest operations (powers or roots), and then multiplication and division.

color(purple)(2^3)color(red)( + 8div4xx2)color(blue)(+3)" "larr23+8÷4×2+3 there are 3 terms.

=color(purple)(8)color(red)( + (8xx2)/4color(blue)(+3)8+8×24+3

=color(purple)(8)color(red)( + 4)color(blue)(+3)" "larr8+4+3 add from left to right

=1515