How do you simplify $5 (2^4) 4 div5 ^2$ using PEMDAS?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-20T09:33:48

$color(maroon)(12 (4/5)$

$5 * (2^4 ) * 4 / 5$

$=>(5 * 2^4 * 4 )/ 5^2, " removing bracket"$

$=>(5 * 16 * 4 ) / 25, " eliminating the exponent"$

$=>320 / 25, " multiplying"$

$=>64 / 5, " dividing"$

$=> 12 (4/5), " making it a mixed fraction"$

How do you simplify 5 (2^4) 4 div5 ^25 (2^4) 4 div5 ^2 using PEMDAS?