Question

What is the first step that should be performed to find the value of this expression? 120 – 15 × (30 – 6) + 12 A. Subtract 120 – 15. B. Multiply 15 x 30. C. Add 6 + 12. D. Subtract 30 - 6.

Answer 1

The order of operations is:

parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction

Then, the first step is Subtract 30 - 6, because it is inside a parentheses