Question

Please help 3(12 - 5) ^ 2 ÷ (4 + 3) = ??
Step by step

Answer 1

Order of Operations: (PEMDAS)
Parentheses Exponents Multiplication and Division (left to right) Addition and Subtraction (left to right)

Answer 2

According to the order of operations:
1. Simplify what is inside the parentheses first: Can you do that and tell me what you got?

Answer 3

3(12-5)^2 / (4+3) = ?
1. Simplify what is inside the parentheses first:
3(7)^2 / 7
Did you do this?

Answer 4

Yes I did but keep getting different answers I just don't know what I'm doing wrong none of the answers I get are listed.

Answer 5

I got 21 as the answer. Are you sure you wrote out the question correctly?

Answer 6

I'm sorry I mean't the answer is 21 not 6 my bad.

Answer 7

But how did you get that what am I doing wrong ?

Answer 8

Ok let's go thru it step by step.

Answer 9

THANKS SO MUCH :)

Answer 10

please proceed

Answer 11

1. Simplify the numbers in the parentheses.
(12-5) = 7
(4+3) = 7.
That leaves us with: 3(7)^2 / (7)

Answer 12

Do u understand how i did that?

Answer 13

is it 21?

Answer 14

Yes

Answer 15

2. The next step is do the exponents. we only have one: 7^2 = 49.
Now we have: 3*49/7

Answer 16

okay so you multiply 49 times 3 and its 147 divide by 7 and hence 21 ?

Answer 17

That's correct. Multiplication and Division goes from left to right

Answer 18

Oh my god thank you so much I was really having suck a hard thank's a lot for your help and time ! :)

Answer 19

such *

Answer 20

Sure no problem. Do u have any other questions?

Answer 21

Ummm I'm trying to figure them out on my own for now but once they get hard I'll be a bother and ask :P thanks a lot again !