Answer:
24
Use P-E-M-D-A-S. (“Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally”)
Parentheses
Exponentiation
Multipication or Division, left-to-right
Addition or Subtraction, left-to-right
Restart scanning after any replacement is made.
a(b) means a*b [multiplication is implied.
Use PEMDAS inside parenthesis if there is a complex expression there.
60÷5(7-5)
60 / 5 * (7 – 5) Rewrite; type this into a calculator, or Bing or Google search bar. Get 24.
60 / 5 * (2) Inside parenthesis, do the subtraction
60 / 5 * 2 Remove the parenthesis
12 * 2 Multiplication or division, left-to-right
24 Multiplication or division, left-to-right
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