According to the order of operations, expressions are evaluated in the following order: parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction.
(11*7)-9*8
For the given expression, this means multiplying before subtracting the products.
Operation
Before Simplification
After Simplification
Multiply
( 11*7)- 9*8
77- 72
Subtract term
77- 72
5
The expression equals 5.
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