McGraw Hill Glencoe Algebra 1, 2012
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2. Order of Operations
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Exercise 22 Page 13

Pay close attention to the order of operations.

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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.

Alternative Solution

Using a Calculator

We can also evaluate this expression using a calculator. To do so, type it as shown below.