Question

Simplify the expression.

3 • (7 + 2)3

A.
243

B.
486

C.
2187

D.
19,683

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

is the problem
\[ 3 \cdot (7+2)^3\]?

Answer 5

yes it is

Answer 6

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Answer 7

this is an "order of operations" problem
have you learned order of operations?
Here I would first do what is in the parens

Answer 8

9

Answer 9

yes, so you now have
\[ 3 \cdot 9^3 \]
what operation do you do next?
remember PEDMAS (or whatever they teach you) ?
Parens, Exponents, Divide/Multiply, Add/Subtract

Answer 10

the next step is to "do the exponent"
which means figure out
\[ 9^3\]
which means figure out 9*9*9