Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Order of Operations - Exercise - Page 14: 18

Answer

144

Work Step by Step

We apply the order of operations: $228 - 4 * (7 + 6) - 8(6 - 2)=228-4*(13)-8(4)=228-52-32=144$
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