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PLEASE HELP!!!!!TIMED!!!!!! 21 MINS LEFT!!!! 30 POINTS!!!!!!!Which is the last operation performed when evaluating (8 - 2) * 4 for x=3

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Answer:

Multiplication.

Parentheses comes first, regardless of PEMDAS. When you see parentheses, only the P for parentheses in PEMDAS should be your main concern.

User Kyonna
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think of pemdas (parentheses, exponents,multiplication,division,addition,subtraction) so it would be multiplication
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