Determine the first step in simplifying this expression.

13−2(1−15)÷4

(1 point)
Responses

13−2

2×1

1−15

15÷4

1 answer

To simplify the expression \( 13−2(1−15)÷4 \), we first need to address the operations inside the parentheses and the order of operations.

  1. The first step is to simplify the expression inside the parentheses: \( 1 - 15 \).

Thus, the correct response indicating the first step in simplifying the expression is:

1−15