Question

Which operation should be done first to evaluate `10 + (66-6^2)`?

Answer 1

The exponential inside the parenthesis

Explanation:

In the Order of Operations, commonly referred to as PEMDAS, we do P - parenthesis first.

Within the parenthesis, we have a Subtraction and an Exponential. PEMDAS tells us to do the Exponential first:

`10+(66-6^2)`

`10+(66-36)`

`10+(30)`

`40`