Determine the first step in simplifying the expression 13-2(1-15)/4

Answer 1

To simplify the expression \( 13 - 2(1 - 15)/4 \), the first step is to simplify the expression inside the parentheses.

1. Calculate \( 1 - 15 \): \[ 1 - 15 = -14 \]

Now, we can rewrite the expression: \[ 13 - 2(-14)/4 \]

At this point, you can proceed by multiplying \( -2 \) with \( -14 \) next or continue simplifying, but the very first step was simplifying the parentheses.