According to the order of operations, which step should be completed first in the following expression: 6 - 3 x 1^18 / 2 x 4 + 8?

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According to the order of operations, which step should be completed first in the following expression: 6 - 3 x 1^18 / 2 x 4 + 8?
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GPT 3.5 · Answer

According to the order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS), you should perform the exponentiation first. So, the step that should be completed first in the given expression is 1^18.