Explain how you would organize your step-by-step calculations in evaluating the order of operations problem below.

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The Value of Organization in Math

Explain how you would organize your step-by-step calculations in evaluating the order of operations problem below.

There should be five steps in this calculation. Fill in the blanks below with your step-by-step explanation as well as computation for the correct answer.

Steps to organize the calculation: 

  1. First, I would ___________________________________________________
  2. Next, I would ___________________________________________________
  3. Then, I would ___________________________________________________
  4. Then, I would ___________________________________________________
  5. Finally, I would __________________________________________________