<PRE><B>Question 171948</B>
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/orderop/Lorder.htm
:
the left side of the = (6+6+6) is added first = 18....next 7 is divided by 4 then you multiply that answer by 18

so your left with 7(18)/4=31.5
:
the right side 5-6=-1...then 30*4=120 which is divided by 3 which is 40 which is multiplied by -1x.
:
(120/3)(-1)=-40x

so 31.5=-40x
:
x=31.5/-40=-.7875</PRE>