How do you simplify 3 times 2 - (8+1) using PEMDAS?

1 Answer

Work through PEDMAS to get to
-3

Explanation:

Let's start with the original expression:

3xx2-(8+1)

And now let's work our way through PEDMAS. First off, P (parentheses). We have one of those so let's do the math inside of it:

3xx2-(9)

Next we have 2 multiplications: 3xx2 and (-1)xx(9). Let's do those:

6-9

Which gets us to:

-3