SOLUTION: Simplify the expression 5+3[3(2+1)+4(2)]

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Question 1061658: Simplify the expression
5+3[3(2+1)+4(2)]
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47

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Simplify the expression

5+3[3(2+1)+4(2)]

The other person's answer, 47, is WRONG!!

5 + 3[3(2 + 1) + 4(2)]
5 + 3[3(3) + 8] 
5 + 3(9 + 8) 
5 + 3(17)
5 + 51 = 56