When evaluating the expression 5x^2 for x=4 explain why 4 must be squared before multiplying by 5

Order of operations

Step-by-step explanation:

4 must be squared before multiplying by 5 because of order of operations (PEMDAS). PEMDAS stands for parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. 4 squared is an example of an exponent and multiplying by 5 is an example of multiplication. Therefore 4 squared must come first.

When 4 is squared first, you will get an answer of 80.

When you multiply by 5 first, you will get an answer of 400.

question 1 is 8, question 2 is 9, question 3 is 24

step-by-step explanation:

now, the numbers they give you at the top are the key. from there, you just have to plug and chug! let's try 1, 2, and 3!

key: a=3, b=5, c=6

1. a+5

remember, a=3, so we plug that in to get 3+5=8

2. 15-c

c=6, so we plug that in to get 15-6=9

3. 4b

b=6, so we plug it in to get 4*6=24

time to try the rest on your own! if you put the answers below in a comment, i'll check them for you!