Question

According to the order of operations, which of the following operations should be completed first in the following expression? 2(5 - 3)2 + 62 multiply (5 - 3) by 2 square (5 - 3) simplify (5 - 3) add (5 - 3) to 62

Answer 1

Simplify (5-3) PEMDAS-P=parantheses

Explanation:

Answer 2

2(5 - 3)2 + 62

According to the order of operations you need to do what is inside parenthesis first, so you would simplify (5 - 3)