Question

What is the simplified form of the expression? 5(14-2)^2/2

A. 60
B. 30
C. 72
D. 360

Answer 1

What do you believe the correct answer is?

Answer 2

Well first it'd be good to figure out what the 5(14-2)^2 bit is, lemme calculate that real quick.

Answer 3

I got 120. Is that right? With that, it's now 120/2. Simplified, 60/1.

Answer 4

So is it A?

Answer 5

Incorrect.
Remember PEMDAS ;)

Answer 6

oooh. okay, let me do that again then.

Answer 7

I see you may have distributed first

Answer 8

Following pemdas, you'd do parenthesis first so "14-2" then exponent, so 12^2, which is 144. Then multiply by 5, you get 720.