Yes - the parts in brackets should be done first. Use BEDMAS as a guide. Brackets - Exponents (eg. x2) - Division - Multiplication - Addition - Subtraction. Although if it is just addition and subtraction you should work from left to right.
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Exponents. Parentheses or brackets come first but they are not operations.
"Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction. You do things in Parentheses first, followed by exponents, then multiplication and so on.
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