Which is the last operation performed when evaluating open paren 8 minus 2 x close paren squared plus 4 for x is equal to 3 ?

Substitute x = 3: (8 − 2 × 3)² + 4. First multiply 2 × 3, then subtract inside the parentheses, and apply the exponent to the result. The final operation is adding 4, so the correct choice is addition.

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