After substituting, what is the first operation performed when evaluating 5 + (9 x minus 3) divide 2 for x = 5? addition multiplication subtraction division

Step-by-step explanation:

The given expression is

For , we have

Notice that the first operation we need to do is multiplication, because that's the right order of operations when we solve these kind of expressions.

Then, we subtract

Now, we divide

Finally, we sum

Therefore, the right answer is multiplication.

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answer:

x - 3

discussion:

x^2 - 9 = (x-3) (x+3)   so

(x^2-9)/ (x + 3) = x-3

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