According to the order of operations, expressions are evaluated in the following order: parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction.
29-3(9-4)
For the given expression, this means evaluating the expression inside the parentheses before multiplying, then finally subtracting the product from 29.
Operation
Before Simplification
After Simplification
Subtract term
29-3( 9-4)
29-3( 5)
Multiply
29- 3(5)
29- 15
Subtract term
29-15
14
The expression equals 14.
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