Question

Mr. Ruiz writes the expression 5 x (2 + 1) to the power of 2 ^ by 3 on the board Chelsea says the first step is to evaluate 1 to the power of 2 Explain Chelsea’s mistake. Then evaluate the expression

Answer 1

Answer: Her mistake is that she is doing PEDMAS wrong.

Explanation:

In PEDMAS, the first step would be to do the parentheses or groupings. However, Chelsea went straight to step two- exponents.