Parenthesis, If there are none move on to exponents if there are no exponents move to multiplication. No multiplication? use division. If you dont see division use addition and lastly if there is no addition use subtraction. In the equation, it looks like you have to make the -3 and 8 positive. So, since the -4 is in the parenthesis(P) multiply(M) 4 by 3 and 8 once the three is positive. So your final answer would be either C or D
You would do this first because it is in the brackets. Usually you would do (*) first but those are just there because the 4 is negative and if they were not there it would get confusing and look like this::[-3+8]--4. So the next step would be the [*].
Cost of the article = $27.50 Amount of city sales tax = (27.50 x 6%) = $1.65 Amount of excise tax = (27.50 x 8%) = $2.20 From my knowledge, we pay city sales tax and federal excise tax when we buy something, so the total cost would be $31.35
