Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Order of Operations - Exercise - Page 14: 42

Answer

288

Work Step by Step

= 3(10+2(1+3(2+6(4-2)))) Do the operations from the innermost to outermost parentheses = 3(10+2(1+3(2+6(2)))) Multiply = 3(10+2(1+3(2+12))) Add = 3(10+2(1+3(14))) Multiply = 3(10+2(1+42)) Add = 3(10+2(43)) Multiply = 3(10+86) Add = 3(96) Multiply = 288
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