Name: Order of operations: solution walkthrough
Uploaded: 2026-11-13
Duration: 1 min 43 s
Description: What is the value of 4 + 3(2 - 5)²? Try it, then watch the animated solution.

Follow the order of operations: parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication, then addition.

Parentheses first:

2 - 5 = {-3}

. Start at

2

and move

5

to the left.

Exponent next:

({-3})^2 = ({-3}) \times ({-3}) = 9

. A negative times a negative is positive.

Multiply before adding:

3 \times 9 = 27

. That is three blocks of

9

.

Add last:

4 + 27 = 31

.

Traps:

{-23}

makes

({-3})^2

negative,

{-14}

doubles

{-3}

instead of squaring,

63

adds

4 + 3

first.

Try it first