Using the order of operations to find the value of the expression, we have; A. 5
We want to use order of operations to solve the problem;
2 + 3 × 16 − 2 × 21 − 3
Now, the order is called BODMAS which means;
Bracket, Of, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction.
From the order above and looking at our question, we will first carry out multiplication to get;
2 + 48 - 42 - 3
Next is addition to get;
50 - 42 - 3 = 5
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