Suzie worked the following problem incorrectly.

Part 1) In which line was the mistake made?
Part 2) Show your work and give the correct answer?

Line 1 50 ÷ 5(3 − 1) − 4
Line 2 50 ÷ 5(2) − 4
Line 3 50 ÷ 10 − 4
Line 4 5 – 4
Line 5 1

Question

Suzie worked the following problem incorrectly. 

Part 1) In which line was the mistake made? 
Part 2) Show your work and give the correct answer? 

Line 1	50 ÷ 5(3 − 1) − 4
Line 2	50 ÷ 5(2) − 4
Line 3	50 ÷ 10 − 4
Line 4	5 – 4
Line 5	1

anonymous · Answer

can someone please help me with this??????????

anonymous · Answer

It's a little ambiguous written horizontally like that. It's hard to tell if it means

$\large \frac{50}{5}(3-1)-4$ or $\large \frac{50}{5(3-1)}-4$

Assuming it's the first one since a mistake was made. Need to do division before multiplication to follow order of ops.

anonymous · Answer

thanks