Using PEMDAS you can figure out which part of the problem to do first. PEMDAS=Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction Since parentheses are first, you do 41-36=5 6[5*(41-36)-8+14)] 6[5*5-8+14)] Next, you do the multiplication inside the parentheses. 5*5=25 6[5*5-8+14)] 6[25-8+14)] Then you do the remaining subtraction and addition in the problem. 25-8+14 25-8=17 17+14=31 And you get 6[31)] So you do 6 times 31 which is 186