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Joey tried to evaluate an expression. Here is his work: 973+53÷25232=973+125÷2529 Stap 1=973+529siep2=973+109stap3=973+90 Step 4=9793 Stepp 5=4 Step 6\begin{array}{l} 97-3+5^{3} \div 25 \cdot 2 \cdot 3^{2} \\ =97-3+125 \div 25 \cdot 2 \cdot 9 \text { Stap } 1 \\ =97-3+5 \cdot 2 \cdot 9 \quad \operatorname{siep} 2 \\ =97-3+10 \cdot 9 \quad \operatorname{stap} 3 \\ =97-3+90 \quad \text { Step } 4 \\ =97-93 \text { Stepp } 5 \\ =4 \text { Step } 6 \end{array}
Is Joey's work correct?
No, Joey made a mistake going from the given expression to Step 1. Joey should have multiplied 2 and 3 instead of evaluating exponents. The order of operations says to multiply before you evaluate exponents.
No, Joey made a mistake going from Step 4 to Step 5. Joey should have subtracted 3 from 97 before adding. The order of operations says to add and subtract from left to right.
Yes, Joey's work is correct. Submit

Studdy Solution
Joey's work is **not correct**.
The correct answer is 184\bf{184}, not 4.

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