How do you simplify #12^2-[20div2+5(6+1)]#?
1 Answer
Nov 14, 2016
Explanation:
Identify the different terms first.
Each term will simplify to a single answer and these will be added or subtracted only in the last line.
Within each term, the order of operations is:
-Brackets,
-powers and roots,
-multiply and divide
There are 2 terms. but inside the bracket there are also 2 terms.