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How do you simplify #(-3)^2+12*5#?

Answer 1

Hazel Anglin

I would start from the bracket: #(-3)^2=9# and then the multiplication: #12*5=60# And the sum: #9+60=69#

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Answer 2

Isaiah Anthony

To simplify (-3)^2 + 12 * 5, follow the order of operations, which is parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division (from left to right), and addition and subtraction (from left to right):

Start with the exponent: (-3)^2 = 9
Then, perform the multiplication: 12 * 5 = 60
Finally, add the results: 9 + 60 = 69

So, (-3)^2 + 12 * 5 simplifies to 69.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

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