Respuesta :

The question asks to evaluate:

[tex]5\: +\: 2\: \times8\: -\: 20\: \div\: 4[/tex]

Following the PEMDAS order of operations, we can solve using the following steps.

STEP 1: Multiply the terms 2 and 8

[tex]\Rightarrow5+16-20\div4[/tex]

STEP 2: Divide the terms -20 and 4

[tex]\Rightarrow5+16-5[/tex]

STEP 3: Add and subtract from left to right

[tex]\Rightarrow16[/tex]

ANSWER

[tex]5\: +\: 2\: \times8\: -\: 20\: \div\: 4=16[/tex]