The first operation according to the PEM/DA/S rule to evaluate the 7³ - 4 · 3 +8 expression is an exponent.
What is PEM/DA/S rule?
It is the order or sequence of evaluating a math expression. We can remember the order using PEM/DA/S: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).
In the given expression, using PEM/DA/S rule (Sometimes called BODMAS; the synonym of PEM/DA/S):
evaluate 7³ - 4 · 3 +8
The first operation is an exponent term, i.e.,
[tex]7^{3}[/tex]
Hence our first operation in the sequence of evaluating the given expression value is an exponent.
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