Question

According to the order of operations, which part of the following expression should be computed first?

Answer 1

Remember that the order of operations is:

0. P Parentheses first

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1. E Exponents (Powers and Square Roots, etc.)

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2. MD Multiplication and Division (left-to-right)

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3. AS Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right)

In this case we have parentheses then we need to start there. Since in the parentheses we have a power then we need to that power first of all the operations, that is, the first operation is:

$2^3$