How do you simplify (4-2)^3-4*8+21div3?

1 Answer
Apr 20, 2018

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Explanation:

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(4-2)^3 - 4 * 8 + 21 / 3

=>2^3 - 4 * 8 + 21/3, " removing parantheses"

=> 8 - 4*8 + 21/3, " eliminating the exponent"

=> 8 - 32 + 21/3, " multiplying"

=> 8 - 32 + 7, " dividing"

=> 15 - 32, " adding"

=> - 17, " subtracting"