Using the order of operations, what should be done first to evaluate 6 plus the fraction with numerator open paren negative 5 minus 7 close paren and denominator 2 minus 8 times 3 ?

The fraction’s denominator is 2 − 8 × 3. By the order of operations, multiplication is done before subtraction, so first multiply 8 and 3. Therefore, the correct choice is “Multiply 8 and 3.”

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