How do you simplify 6+12/3*2-(4+3)+2^3 using PEMDAS?

1 Answer
Mar 1, 2016

Well, let's start with Paretheses:

Explanation:

P: =6+12/3*2-7+2^3
E: =6+12/3*2-7+8
MD: =6+4*2-7+8=6+8-7+8

AS: =15

Remember:
Multiplication and Division, and (in the following step) Adding and Subtracting go from left to right, in order.