Question

How do you simplify `6+4times3` using order of operations?

Answer 1

`6+4xx3=color(red)18`

Explanation:

Using the `color(blue)("PEDMAS")` memory aid

Things in `color(blue)("P")`arentheses are evaluated first;
`color(white)("xxx")`then `color(blue)("E")`xponents;
`color(white)("xxx")`then `color(blue)("D")`ivision and `color(blue)("M")`ultiplication;
`color(white)("xxx")`then `color(blue)("A")`ddition and `color(blue)("S")`ubtraction
`color(white)("xxxxxx")`(with evaluation left-to-right for operations at the same level)

Therefore the Multiplication is done first
`color(white)("xxxxxx")6+underbrace(4xx3)`
`color(white)("xxx")=6+color(white)("X")12`
`color(white)("xxx")=18`