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(4 x 3) - 8 is your answer.
Product of 4 and 3 translates to 4 x 3
Sum of said product and - 8 translates to 4 x 3 - 8
Because of PEMDAS, we must multiply first. So in order to make sure your expression says this, you must use parentheses.
Product of 4 and 3 translates to 4 x 3
Sum of said product and - 8 translates to 4 x 3 - 8
Because of PEMDAS, we must multiply first. So in order to make sure your expression says this, you must use parentheses.
-8 +(3x4)
This is exactly the order of the sentence
If you write
(3X4)-8 the result is the same in both cases (-1)
But in the second case the sentence would say:
The product of 3 and 4 ,reduced by 8