Parentheses do indicate multiplication, BUT you must finish all the calculations inside the parentheses BEFORE you multiply by the outside number. (Note: You can `distribute' across parentheses -- a necessity in algebra if variables are involved -- but in this case it is not required or recommended.)

EXAMPLE:

6 + 2(1 + 3)= 6 + 2(4) 6 + 8 14 20 - 3(6 - 4) = 20 - 3(2) 20 - 6 14

Please copy and solve this problem; start inside the parentheses:

5 + 3(6 + 4) =