SOLUTION: 30 + 8 - 3 (4 exponent 2 - 5 exponent 2) I tried to do this problem but when I did the exponents, you can't subtract 16 from 25?? What am I doing wrong?

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Question 1037607: 30 + 8 - 3 (4 exponent 2 - 5 exponent 2)
I tried to do this problem but when I did the exponents, you can't subtract 16 from 25?? What am I doing wrong?

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