Question

What would be the first step you would take in simplifying 6 - 3+ 5 x 2 ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Multiply ; (5 ×2)

Step-by-step explanation:

Further explanation

$6-3+5\cdot \:2\\\\\mathrm{Follow\:the\:PEMDAS\:order\:of\:operations}\\\\\mathrm{Multiply\:and\:divide\:\left(left\:to\:right\right)}\:5\cdot \:2\::\quad 10\\=6-3+10\\\\\mathrm{Add\:and\:subtract\:\left(left\:to\:right\right)}\:6-3+10\:\\:\quad 13$

Answer 2

The first step you would take would be multiplying 5x2