Solve the Expression: 84-(77-(93-81)) Using Order of Operations

Question

84(77(9381))= 84-(77-(93-81))=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 We always solve parentheses first, the rule applies even within parentheses
00:07 We calculate the most "inner" parentheses first
00:13 Now we calculate the outer parentheses
00:21 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's recall the order of operations: calculating what's in parentheses, multiplication and division (from left to right), addition and subtraction (from left to right)

We emphasize that when there are parentheses within parentheses, we start with the innermost ones first.

84(77(9381))= 84-(77-(93-81))=


In this exercise, there are only subtraction operations and parentheses within parentheses.

Therefore, we will first perform the operation in the inner parentheses, and after calculating we can remove the inner parentheses and are left with only one set of parentheses.

84(77(9381))=84(77(12)) 84-(77-(93-81)) = 84-(77-(12))

84(77(12))=84(7712) 84-(77-(12))=84-(77-12)
Now we will perform the operation in the remaining parentheses and after calculating we will remove the parentheses

84(7712)=84(65) 84-(77-12) = 84-(65)

84(65)=8465=19 84-(65) = 84-65 = 19

Therefore the answer is option A - (19)

Answer

19 19