12 4. Parenthesis in math are used to group important things together so you always do them first. P - The parentheses are the math symbols which represent the innermost bracket grouping.
If instead we would like to add the value 10 to 10 then multiply that sum by 5 we can use parentheses just like we would in math.
When you see a math problem containing parentheses you need to use the order of operations to solve it. Notice how we now have two numbers separated with parentheses. When you see a math problem containing parentheses you need to use the order of operations to solve it. The algebra section allows you to expand factor or simplify virtually any expression you choose.