If x = 3, and y = 3, and also z = 4, then we would rephrase this word problem below.
3 + 3 × 4 + 4 = ...
We first do multiplication.
3 by 4 equal 12.
12 plus 4 equal 16.
Then 16 plus 3 equal 19.
19 would be your answer if you use pemdas, if not, it would be 24.
