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Question 626273: if i have a problem like as follows:
1/5 (4j + 2k -6j +3k)
do i distribute first or do i solve what is in parenthesis first?
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Maths68:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I would combine like terms and do any simplifications in the parenthesis first and then distribute.
1/5 (4j + 2k -6j +3k)
1/5 (4j-6j + 2k+3k)
1/5 (-2j + 5k)
1/5 (-2j) + 1/5(5k)
-2/5 j + k
So after simplifying and distributing, the answer is 
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Answer by Maths68(1474)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Follow the BODMAS law
Which says first solve:-
B=Brackets
O=Orders or Powers
D=Division
M=Multiplication
A=Addition
S=Subtraction
so you should solve Parenthesis first
=1/5 (4j + 2k -6j +3k)
=1/5 (-2j+5k)
=-2j/5+5k/5
=-2j/5+k
Additional Information from Wikipedia
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In the United States the acronym PEMDAS is common. It stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction. PEMDAS is often expanded to "Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally" with the first letter of each word creating the acronym PEMDAS. Canada uses BEDMAS and the UK uses BIDMAS or BODMAS. In Canada and other English speaking countries, Parentheses may be called Brackets, or symbols of inclusion and Exponentiation may be called either Indices, Powers or Orders, which have the same precedence as Roots or Radicals. Since multiplication and division are of equal precedence, M and D are often interchanged, leading to such acronyms as BODMAS
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