Question

To simplify (9 - 8) • 5, which operation should be performed first?

Answer 1

The order of operation goes in;

P - Parentheses

E - Exponent

M - Multiplication

D - Division

A - Addition

S - Subtraction

So, the order of operation that would go in the equation, would be parentheses.

Hope this helps! - from peachimin

Answer 2

Here is your answer:

In order to solve this equation you need to use PEMDAS, and you would see that P goes first, which means the "(9 - 8) goes first" because P stands for parentheses.

The answer should look like this:

• 
  `(9-8) * 5`
• Using PEMDAS you will see that P goes first:
• 
  `9-8=1`
• 
  `1 * 5`
• 
  `1 * 5 = 5`
• 
  `=5`

Hope this helps!