Answer this using order of operations: 9 squared (9 with a small 2 beside it) minus (7x5) plus three?

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John McCann answered
9^2 - ( 7 * 5) + 3

in the parentheses

9^2 - 35 + 3 ( the square )

81 - 35 + 3

left to right

81 - 35 = 46 + 3

= 49
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Oddman Profile
Oddman answered
9^2 - (7*5) + 3
  = 9^2 - 35 + 3    (evaluate inside parentheses first)
  = 81 - 35 + 3    (perform the exponentiation next)
  = 46 + 3    (perform addition and subtraction left to right)
  = 49
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