Question

4 by the power of 2 -2(3x5+1) I have no clue what to do with the answer I got from the parenthesis since you are supposed to do that first.......

Answer 1

the answer is -16

Answer 2

i wish i could read minds too :p

Answer 3

Thank you soo much @templeguy

Answer 4

@IrishBoy123 sorry if I was confusing I really don't explain things very well soooo

Answer 5

I'm sorry what is going on in that problem?
are you saying:
\[4^{2-2(3x^5+1)}\]

Answer 6

oh is that one x a multiplication sign

Answer 7

\[4^2-2(3 \times 5+1)\]
after thinking about it
I think you mean this

Answer 8

order of operations say to perform what is in the grouping symbols first

Answer 9

in the grouping symbols you have 3(5)+1

Answer 10

you have multiplication and addition there
the multiplication comes first then the addition

Answer 11

so 3(5)+1=?

Answer 12

\[4^{2}-2(3x5+1)\]

Answer 13

oh so that is an x and not a multiplication symbol

Answer 14

are you suppose to evaluate the expression for some x value?

Answer 15

@freckles no it's just a multiplication symbol

Answer 16

so I had it right a sec ago
\[4^2-2(3 \times 5+1)\]

Answer 17

order of operations:
1) grouping symbols
2) exponents
3) mult/div as occurs left to right
3) add/sub as occurs left to right

Answer 18

looking at 1) we do have grouping symbols
contained in the grouping symbols is 3(5)+1
we are to do multiplication before addition so
you have to compute 3(5)
and then add 1 on to that
to get the answer for 3(5)+1

Answer 19

and you know 3(5)+1 =?

Answer 20

Answer these five questions for five metals

Answer 21

16 @freckles

Answer 22

right so we have
\[4^2-2(3 \times 5+1) \\ 4^2-2(15+1) \\ 4^2-2(16)\]

Answer 23

now we have exponents subtraction and multiplication

Answer 24

according to the order of operations we are to take care of our exponenets first

Answer 25

and remember 4^2 means 4 times 4

Answer 26

@Haley123450 :-))

Answer 27

\[4^2-2(3 \times 5+1) \\ 4^2-2(15+1) \\ 4^2-2(16) \\ 16-2(16)\]

now only two operations remain
subtraction and multiplication

you are to do the multiplication first
then the subtraction

you should get @templeguy 's answer after completion

Answer 28

I didn't know what to do with the other half because I had 16 but I didn't know if I as supposed to add it multiply it or what. So it was kinda just sitting there

Answer 29

And I totally agree

Answer 30

16-2(16)

yes this means we need to multiply 2 and 16 which gives us 32

and so you have
16-32

you can also write this as
-32+16

or

-(32-16)


-(16)


-16

Answer 31

anyways i hope you feel better about this problem