What are the steps to solving 3x7-4^(2)?

Answer 1

(I'm asuming that "x" is mltiplication)
3 x 7 - 4^2
PEMDAS. There are no parentheses so do exponents.
3 x 7 - (4 x 4)
3 x 7 - 16
Multiplication and division; in the order of left to right in the problem.
3 x 7 - 16
21 - 16
Addition and Subtraction: in the order of left to right in the problem.
21 - 16
5
The answer is 5

Answer 2

yup, thanks a bunch