Respuesta :

38 is the correct answer. Hope I helped.
mincedmeatman
Hey there!

Your question, in numeric form, is equal to:

5 × 8 – 2

According to PEMDAS, you must solve multiplication before subtraction. So, solve from left to right. 

5 × 8 – 2
40 – 2
38

Hope this helped you out! :-)