First you do what's inside the brackets or [ ] and inside of it, you do next ( ). Then, you do what's outside of the ( ). Finally, do what's out of the brackets.
So that would be 2 [ 5+2 ( 2) ]
Then 2 [ 5+4 ]
Next 2 [ 9]
Finally, 2 * 9 = 18
18 I believe is the answer. I hope this helped you.
