Question

elan needs to ensure that he can control the order of operations in his formulas. which characters are used to provide the highest precedence?

○ parentheses
○ exponents
○ multiplication and division
○ addition and subtraction

Explanation:

In the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS), parentheses are used to group operations and have the highest precedence, meaning calculations inside parentheses are done first. Exponents, multiplication/division, and addition/subtraction follow in order but have lower precedence than parentheses.

Answer:

A. parentheses