Solve the following problem
Solve the following problem
Let's simplify this expression whilst following the order of operations. Exponents precede multiplication and division, which in turn precede addition and subtraction, and parentheses precede all of the above,
Therefore, we'll start by simplifying the expressions inside of the parentheses first:
Now we'll calculate the multiplication result step by step from left to right, remembering also that multiplying any number by 0 gives a result of 0:
Since the commutative property of multiplication applies, and in the expression we simplified above there is multiplication between all terms, the order of operations in this calculation doesn't matter (it's not necessary to perform the leftmost multiplication first etc. as we did), however, it is recommended to practice performing operations from left to right as this is the natural order of arithmetic operations (in the absence of parentheses, or other preceding arithmetic operations according to the order of operations mentioned at the beginning of this solution)
Therefore, the correct answer is answer B.
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