How do you simplify $4(4)-2(5)$ using PEMDAS?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-06T17:35:04

See a solution process below:

Using PEDMAS first execute each of the Multiply operations:

$color(red)(4)(color(red)(4)) - color(blue)(2)(color(blue)(5)) =>$

$16 - 10$

Then execute the Subtraction operation giving:

$16 - 10 => 6$

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