How do you simplify $2 \cdot 8 - 4$ $2 * 8 -4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-18T14:40:58

Using

P arentheses

E xponents

M ultiplication

D ivision

A ddition

S ubtraction

we need to first simplify $2 \times 8$ $2 xx 8$ to $16$ $16$

Now we have $16 - 4$ $16 - 4$ which is $12$ $12$

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