What is the value of $(8 \times 4 + 2) - (8 + 4 \times 2)$?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 10 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 18 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 24$
By the [order of operations](https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Order_of_operations), we have \[(8 \times 4 + 2) - (8 + 4 \times 2) = (32+2) - (8+8) = 34 - 16 = \boxed{\textbf{(D)}\ 18}.\]
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