How do you simplify # (4^2+6)div 11# using PEMDAS?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-25T01:00:07

#=>2#

P arentheses
E xponents
M ultiplication
D ivision
A ddition
S ubtraction

#=>(4^2+6)-:11#

First we assess the parentheses.

#=>(4^2+6)#

First we square #4#:

#=>(16+6)#

Next, we add the two terms together:

#=>color(blue)((22))#

Now we go back to our original expression:

#=>(4^2+6)-:11 = color(blue)((22))-:11#

All we need to do is divide:

#=>2#