Question

Simplify.

3 – 15 • 5 (1 point)
• 0
• 78
• –72

Answer 1

???

Answer 2

-72

Answer 3

Ya sure??

Answer 4

It's -72

Answer 5

yes. you multiply first...

Answer 6

72 this is correct
not negative

Answer 7

〖(-3)〗^3/〖(-3)〗^2 (1 point)
–3
729
9

Answer 8

Follow PEMDAS.
Multiply first. Then subtract.

3 - 15 * 5
3 - 75
-72

Answer 9

(-3)^3/(-3)^2
-3
729
9
that the qwestion?

Answer 10

Its -72. I used a calculator :) TRUST!!!

Answer 11

Please learn these rules carefully :) There are so many of these kinds of posts on Facebook and people just use the operations from left to right! Prove them wrong!! lol.

Answer 12

WTF there is no 72 theres 729?

Answer 13

Yes Johnnie. The last answer is -72. Thats the answer haha.

Answer 14

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally: Parenthesis.Exponents. Multiplication. Division. Addition. Subtraction.

Answer 15

Yea pemdas. Idk where your gettin 729???

Answer 16

\[\frac{ -3^3 }{ -3^2 }\] Quotient of Powers: To divide powers with like bases, subtract the exponents.
So you'd have:
\[-3^1 or -3\]

Answer 17

He posted a second question on here.

Answer 18

The first question is -72. The seond one is -3.

Answer 19

*second

Answer 20

But remember that multiplication and division BOTH have the same priority. And addition/subtraction also have the SAME priority. So what if you encounter an expression with both multiplication and division for example? In that case, you would go from left to right.

Answer 21

@JohnnieNeedsHELPBLAHH

Answer 22

(Some people think because it's PEMDAS that you have to exactly follow that order). But bear in mind that there are some mnemonics out there that invert the MD and AS