P.E.M.D.A.S
p= parentheses
e= exponents
m= multiplication
d=divide
a= add
s= subtract
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see if you have any parentheses first and then do that but if you don't have any parentheses then go to the next letter which is E , 2 times 2 to the second power would be 4. but if you don't have exponents skip this step to M,