Remember PEMDAS
first add -3p^2 and 7p^2 to get 4p^2.
next add 8p^2 and 4p^2 to get 12p^2
12p^2 is your answer
5/ (1/8) = 40. Therefore the team scored 40 goals
M=1.25 should be your answer!
10% * $230.00 = $23.00
The discount is $23.00.
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Of course, you know that 10% expressed as a decimal is 0.10. Many calculators will calculate percentages directly. If yours doesn't, you can use the decimal equivalent. If you recognize that multiplying by 1/10 simply shifts the decimal point to the left one place, you can do the arithmetic in your head.