How do you simplify #7(3)-2*4#?

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Shi · Anthony R.
Mar 25, 2018

#13#

Explanation:

We deal with the parentheses first, if you remember PEMDAS:

Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction

So first:
#7(3)=21#

Then we look at the multiplication of #2# and #4#:
#2*4=8#

Next we subtract both numbers to get our answer:
#21-8=13#

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