Lets change those words to numbers 47 minus 3 times the difference of 15 and 2 47-3(15-2) Now we have to take the order of operations into consideration. Parenthesis Exponents Multiplication/Division Addition/Subtraction Lets clear out the parenthesis. 47-3(15-2) 47-3(13)=47-39=8 Therefore, the final answer is 8
