SOLUTION: HOW DO YOU SOLVE THIS EQUATION 5(32 � 4[8 +(23 � 18 /2 *3)]

Question 239504: HOW DO YOU SOLVE THIS EQUATION 5(32 � 4[8 +(23 � 18 /2 *3)]
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Before I start, two things: First, you typed your question in ALL CAPS. All caps is the electronic equivalent of shouting and is therefore both extremely rude and annoying. Please do not apologize -- just don't do it any more. Second, I cannot "solve this equation." No one can. That is because there is no equation. An equation has an equals sign in it, your numerical expression has no equals sign.

I'm going to presume that you want to evaluate this expression by performing the operations in the proper order.

Start inside the innermost parentheses. I have to assume that since there are no parentheses around the "2 * 3" operation, that this multiplication is intended to be -18/2 times 3. Therefore, divide -18 by 2 and multiply the result by 3. Add this result (which should be negative) to 23. Add this result to 8. Multiply this result by -4. Add this result to 32 (again, adding a negative). Multiply the last result by 5. Done. Let me know what you got.

John

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