SOLUTION: 5-3(8-3*4)2nd power= when I do that is the () do I do it from right to left or do I do the mutilation first?

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Question 724584: 5-3(8-3*4)2nd power=
when I do that is the () do I do it from right to left or do I do the mutilation first?

Answer by JBarnum(2146)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Order of operations do what's inside the ( ) first start with multiplication or division then adding and subtracting then do exponents then multiplying then adding /subtracting .
5-3(8-3*4)^2
5-3(8-12)^2
5-3(-4)^2
5-3(16)
5-48
-43

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