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HELP PLSSS !! Simplify the following expression using the order of

operations.
14+ (30 - 3)÷3²

User Vlad Preda
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The answer is 17.

So we calculate within the parentheses first

14+ (30 - 3)÷3²

(30 - 3) = 27

So you would get

14 + 27 ÷ 3²

Then we calculate the exponents

3² = 9

= 14 + 27 ÷ 9

Then divide

27 ÷ 9 = 3

Then we are left with

14 + 3

Which would equal 17. Hope this helps!

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