Question

Where do i start?
Show how to apply the order of operation rules as you simplify the following expression.
|-5| – 45 ÷ 3

Answer 1

HI!!

Answer 2

start by writing
\[5-45\div 3\] since \(|-5|=5\)

Answer 3

then divide
then subtract

Answer 4

45/3= 15 -5 =10?

Answer 5

Not quite..

\[\large 5 - 45 \div 3\]
\[\large 5 - (\frac{45}{3})\]
\[\large 5 - 15 = ?\]

Answer 6

10?

Answer 7

15 is bigger than 5...so subtracting 15 from 5 would give us a "negative" number right?

Answer 8

Yeah DX Forgot about that, it's 20

Answer 9

-10 >~<

Answer 10

There we go!