What the value of a

Question

a divided by 2 =(3x$4) -$2 plus (2x$4

Answer 1

a = 2($12 -($2 +$8) = $4

PEMDAS is the order of operations do what's in parentheses first, that's the P

then exponents, if any, multiplication next, addition next and subtraction last

that gets you to a/2 = $2

the multiply both sides by 2 to get a=$4