(2x + 7) 3y + z Where x=10, y=3, z=5

Question

One of my sons teachers say answer is 8 (as do 99% of others)
His other teacher say 32

We are all using order of operations PEMDAS but there seems to be confusion as to whether or not multiply first as order of operation says to do or do what every comes first left to right.

There can not be two answers to one question.

Answer 1

I disagree of the answers, I get:

((2*10) + 7)*(3*3) + 5 = 248, maybe you have to check the equation that you sent.

Answer 2

I'm guessing there's a missing symbol, possibly a minus sign, which would make the problem

 

(2x + 7) − 3y + z,

 

which would come out to 

 

(2(10) + 7) − 3(3) + 5 = 27 − 9 + 5 = 23. 

 

This isn't quite the 32 that was mentioned, but it's easy to swap digits by mistake. 

 

It would help if we could see the steps you used to get your answers, because I can't see 8 coming out of this at all!