Order of operations are: <span>1. Parentheses (simplify inside 'em) 2. Exponents 3. Multiplication and Division (from left to right) <span>4. Addition and Subtraction (from left to right)
So, on your first one: Parentheses first: 8(3+4)-2*8/(5-3) 8(7)-2*8/(2)
There are no exponents so multiplication and division: 56-16/2 56-8
Finally, addition and subtraction: 56-8=48
Your second problem is a bit more complicated but follows the same rules: </span></span> <span><span> Parentheses first: </span></span> <span><span> Now, exponents. Even though they are inside parentheses, we can't go further until we simply those. (64+81)/5