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What does it mean when a number is out of the parenthesis?

Example 3($28+$32)-$10=

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when the number is out of parenthesis it means it is multiplying the number between the parenthesis
example - 3 ( 28 + 32 ) => 3 ( 60)
which means 3 * 60 = 180

Note:- you cannot multiply the numbers when they are 3 ( 28 + 32 ) because you have to use PEMDAS ( order of operation ) to solve the problem where P = parenthesis , E = exponents, M = multiplication, D = divide , A = addition , S = subtract.
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