Use PEMDAS
Perenthasis
Exponents
Multiplication/Division (whichever comes first)
Addition/Subtraction (whichever comes first)
[tex]4 (2+1) = (9x2) + 8[/tex]
Do whats in Parenthesis
[tex]4 (3) = (18) + 8[/tex]
Multiply the 3 and 4 and add the 18 and 8
[tex]12 = 26[/tex]
Hoped this helped :) Not sure if this was what you were looking for but
xCalypso, 8th, Algebra 1 Honors
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