Question

How do you simplify `35+ 3\times [ 12- ( 1+ 3) ]`?

Answer 1

`59`

Explanation:

Start with the innermost brackets:
`35 + 3 xx (12 - 4)`

Then the next set of brackets:
`35 + 3 xx 8`

Then do the multiplication
`35 + 24`

Finally the addition:
`59`