Question

What should be done first to simplify 11 – 2 + 7 + 5 – 8 + 13

Answer 1

Remember PEMDAS; parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition and subtraction.

Explanation:

so ti will be;

2+7+5-8+13

27-8

21

Answer 2

I think the first step is to group all the addition first and then you do the subtraction.