How do you evaluate #3^3- 8 * 3 ÷ 12#?

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Answer 1 · 2015-06-04T20:08:29

The operator precedence is important. You have probably come across PEMDAS:

Parentheses
Exponent
Multiply
Divide
Add
Subtract

Applying this in order we get:

#3^3-8*3-:12#

#=27-8*3-:12#

#=27-24-:12#

#=27-2#

#=25#