Start out by working only with whats inside the parentheses. In order to solve literal equations use the same algebraic principles you would use to solve linear equations. Parenthesis in math are used to group important things together so you always do them first.
You will often need to do this when rearranging geometric formulas or when solving linear equations.
Leave the parentheses 4 - 3 4 - 6 3 Do the operation in the brackets 4 - 3 -2 3 The bracket informs you to multiply the number within which is -3 x -2 4 6 3. In order to solve literal equations use the same algebraic principles you would use to solve linear equations. If an equation you need to solve has parentheses simplify the parentheses most often using distribution and then solve as you normally would. 1 Remove parentheses by multiplying factors.