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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Evaluate: [(51 + 3) - 32] ÷ 9 • 2 52 13.3 2.5 10

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

start of with brackets going out, from the innermost bracket/parenthesis

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

and guide your solving with PEMDAS rule

OpenStudy (anonymous):

51+3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

54-32

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

go on

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

you are doing good :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

22/9

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2.44x2=4.88

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

22 divided by 9 x 2 , (PEMDAS)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yep yep my bad 22/18=1.22

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

good one

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats still not the answer that she need though

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

thats weird you know, I checked on scientific calculator and it appears to be 4.88

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ive done this before and never came up with the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

which is whati had earlier ya know

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

is the given problem correct?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

4.88 it is (based from calculator)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it should be -3^2

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

so... please check the given problem and choices, and credits to marc philip for making it correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

Marco you agree with the given?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no not really but it may be one of those typos

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

Heres ya proof!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it was a typo my bad!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well yeah i know the answer is correct but the problem its self my have a typo

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so what was the mistake

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

didn't know why pemdas doesn't work... now my anxiety gets me </3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i already said it was -3^2 instead of -32

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh ok so -3^2 would be 9 because - - makes a +

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes :) sorry Marco

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

okay , now the answer is in the choices ;)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but 13.3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes ma'am

OpenStudy (yamyam70):

so whats you're answers?

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