How do you simplify $(-3)^2+12*5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-02-10T13:05:55

I would start from the bracket:
$(-3)^2=9$
and then the multiplication:
$12*5=60$
And the sum:
$9+60=69$

How do you simplify (-3)^2+12*5(-3)^2+12*5?