1. Evaluate 12 - 6 + (14 - 8)^2 = ____________.

Numerical Answers Expected!
2. Evaluate 6^2 ÷ (3 + 9).
A. -30?

3. Evaluate 3 - 24 ÷ 8 + 4^2.

4. Evaluate -15 + (-4).

Question

1. Evaluate 12 - 6 + (14 - 8)^2 = ____________.

Numerical Answers Expected!
2. Evaluate 6^2 ÷ (3 + 9).
A. -30?

3. Evaluate 3 - 24 ÷ 8 + 4^2.

4. Evaluate -15 + (-4).

amistre64 · Answer

you might want to work on your order of operations .....

amistre64 · Answer

what is the hierarchy in the order of operations?

meilendurcer · Answer

I fixed it sorry

karatechopper · Answer

PEMDAS!

karatechopper · Answer

Please Excuse my dear aunt Sally.

amistre64 · Answer

the MD  and  AS  can be misleading in that case

karatechopper · Answer

Right ofcourse.
If you do PEMDAS
think of it like this
P
E
MD
AS

and do it left to right.

amistre64 · Answer

MD has priority of AS

 but M has no preference over D
 and A has no preference over S

yes :)

karatechopper · Answer

Correcto mundo!

amistre64 · Answer

PE is also ambiguious since an exponent is a grouping

karatechopper · Answer

Okay so @meilendurcer How far have you gotten in this?

amistre64 · Answer

i spose it means to exponent out a value prior, but even then its a little vague

meilendurcer · Answer

not far

karatechopper · Answer

uhm..
How about you try showing us your work on the first equation?

meilendurcer · Answer

$$12-6+6^{2}$$
12-6+36

Am I right?

karatechopper · Answer

Yes.

karatechopper · Answer

Now keep going

meilendurcer · Answer

42?

karatechopper · Answer

Yup!

meilendurcer · Answer

i'm lost what is number 4? I think it's -11

karatechopper · Answer

-15 + (-4) 
-15-4
=?

karatechopper · Answer

Solve that

meilendurcer · Answer

-19

karatechopper · Answer

Correct :)