How do you simplify #(3 + 3 times 6 + 3^2 - 3)# using order of operations?
1 Answer
Nov 19, 2015
The answer is 27
Explanation:
by following the acronym PEMDAS, to mean the order of operations
P = parentheses
E = exponents
M = multiplication
D = division
A = addition
S = subtraction
3 + 3 x 6 +
3 + 3 x 6 + 9 - 3
3 + 18 + 9 - 3
30 - 3
27
