SOLUTION: for order of operations which operation is used first when solving this equation: (7-5)*3

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Question 1048962: for order of operations which operation is used first when solving this equation:
(7-5)*3
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for order of operations which operation is used first when solving this equation:
(7-5)*3
This is NOT an equation. It's an expression that needs to be SIMPLIFIED. 

The operation that is applied first, in this case, is PARENTHESES.

In other words, you take 5 away from 7 to get 2. You then multiply 2 by 3 to get a final answer of: highlight_green%286%29, as indicated by the ACRONYM: PEMDAS.