Question 764551
5(6 -3) - 1 * 6
order of operations states do all operations in parenthesis first, then multiplication and division from left to right, then addition and subtraction from left to right - so we have
5*3 - 1 * 6      (evaluated the operation inside parenthesis)
15 - 6           (evaluated the multiplications)
15 - 6 = 9       (evaluated the subtraction)