Simplify 18 divided by 6, plus 4 times the quantity (5 minus 2).

1. Inside the parentheses, 5 minus 2 equals 3. 2. Multiply next: 4 times 3 equals 12. 3. Divide: 18 divided by 6 equals 3. 4. Only addition is left, so add: 3 plus 12 equals 15. 5. Adding the 3 and the 4 before multiplying by 3 gives the wrong value of 21, because it multiplies before finishing the operations that come first. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "The Language of Algebra", section 2.1 Use the Language of Algebra_