[DrewsMum]

Incorrect. The answer is 10

[meyer]

Correct.

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally - PEMDAS

First, Parenthesis, then Exponents, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction.

https://science.howstuffworks.com/math-concepts/PEMDAS.htm

[bunster]

Incorrect. The answer is 10
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But 10 was not an option. We were given 13,14,15,or 16.

[spokeshave]

Incorrect. The answer is 10

Correct

Plus sign + is MAGA Trump as always tells the truth

Negative sign - is democrat, progressive and communist because they always lie.

So X sign takes precedence.