So we plug in x=1 & y=4 to solve 2x + y2 - xy
2×1 + 42 - 1×4 , Follow order of operations: PEMDAS
2×1 + 16 - 1×4 , because Exponents first, and 42 = 4×4 = 16
2 + 16 - 4 , because next, we can take care of all the Multiplication
18 - 4 , then Addition
14 , then Subtraction