Answer:
The answer to this problem is 1401.
Explanation:
By using the order of operations listed here, we can solve the problem very easily.
EVALUATE IN PARENTHESES
: 40 minus 9 is 31, so now the problem is 15(31) x 3 + 6
MULTIPLY/DIVIDE
: X times Y can be
or
. This evaluates to
which is 1395.
ADD/SUBTRACT: The problem now is just
which evaluates to a total of
.