Evaluate 5-(13-8): Order of Operations Practice

Mathematics has a special order called PEMDAS (Parentheses first!). Working left to right would give you $5-13=-8$, then $-8-8=-16$ - completely wrong!

Solve each set of parentheses separately first, then work with the remaining expression. Think of parentheses as mini-problems to solve first.

Remember PEMDAS: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. The 'P' for Parentheses always comes first - it's like opening a gift box before you can see what's inside!

Take it step by step: $13-8=5$ (positive 5), then $5-5=0$. Write each step clearly to avoid sign errors.

Yes! Try working backwards or use a calculator to verify each step. For this problem: parentheses first gives 5, then $5-5$ must equal 0.