Maggie says that if the expression was 12÷3 to the 2nd power, you would devide begore simplifying 3 to the 2nd power. Is she right?

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FPstudent · Answer 1 · 2021-12-12T07:50:49+0000

Answer:

No

Explanation:

She is not right. You must simplify 3² first.

In the Order of Operations, exponents come before division.