How do you simplify the expression 4(30-(3+1)^2)?

1 Answer
Oct 2, 2014

You must use the order of operations, PEMDAS.

Innermost parentheses first.

4(30-(3+1)^2)

4(30-(4)^2)

Continue to working inside the parentheses but now target the exponents.

4(30-16)

Continue inside the parentheses but now target the subtraction

4(14)

This last step is implied multiplication

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