How do you simplify #-8 + 5(g + 2) - 2#?
1 Answer
May 20, 2018
Explanation:
- P: Parenthesis
- E: Exponents
- M: Multiplication
- D: Division
- A: Addition
- S: Subtraction
Above is the order of operations to follow to simplify the expression
First, deal with anything involving parenthesis
As shown, the
The expression now looks like:
There are no exponents, multiplication of numbers (
So the next step is Addition
The expression now looks like:
And the final operation is Subtraction
The simplified expression is: