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4. Use the rules for order of operations to simplify: (18-9) 3 - 3 + 12 (4+2) a. 26 b. 25 c. 8 d. 6

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The initial expression is:


(18-9)^{}\cdot3-3+12(4+2)

So we can simplify it so:


\begin{gathered} 9^{}\cdot3-3+12\cdot6 \\ 27-3+72 \\ 96 \end{gathered}

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