How do you simplify #2(7-2) - 12 div 6 # using PEMDAS?
2 Answers
Jul 9, 2018
Explanation:
PEMDAS is shown here:
Following this image, we know that the first thing to do is simplify the expression inside the parenthesis:
Multiply:
Divide:
Subtract:
Jul 9, 2018
Explanation:
Recall PEMDAS:
Parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction. This is the order we simplify in.
According to PEMDAS, let's simplify the parenthesis to get
We can do multiplication and division in any order, so we can do them simultaneously to get
Hope this helps!