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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Simplify: 2 × 22 + 2 ÷ 2 - (6 + 3)

OpenStudy (butterflydreamer):

Do you remember your order of operations? BODMAS ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea

OpenStudy (butterflydreamer):

then use that :) So work out the brackets first, then the orders (powers, square roots etc), division and multiplication (left - to- right) and finally addition and subtraction (left - to - right)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@texaschic101 please help

OpenStudy (butterflydreamer):

okay let's work out what's inside the brackets first. ( 6 + 3) = ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

9

OpenStudy (butterflydreamer):

yep so now we start going left to right.

OpenStudy (butterflydreamer):

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