2*2*2+12/4-(8+1) well ya 8+1 first because its in ()'s so 8+1=9 so now you do 2*2*2 well 2*2=4 then 4*2=8 so now we have 8+12/4 -9 now we have to divide 12/4 and thats 3 now we have 8+3-9 so next is 8+3 cuz that comes first and the answer is 11 now we subtract 11-9 and thats 2 so the answer to 2*2*2+12/4-(8+1)= 2