Question

After substituting, what is the first operation performed when evaluating 5 + (9 x minus 3) divide 2 for x = 5?

Answer 1

9x is the first part of the equation

Step-by-step explanation: so 9 times x and x would be 5 :D

Answer 2

The first operation performed is multiplying 9 and 5

Explanation:

Remember BPEMDAS

1. Brackets

2. Parenthesis

3. Exponents

4. Multiplication

5. Division

6. Addition

7. Subtraction

We look at the parenthesis first, and we notice we are multiplying 2 numbers together, so that is our first step.