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OpenStudy (welshfella):
this is an exercise in order of operations.
have you heard of PEMDAS?
OpenStudy (tl155):
yes but i have a lot of trouble
OpenStudy (welshfella):
well work out the innermost parentheses first
10 - 4*2
= do the multiplication first
OpenStudy (welshfella):
* i meant - not =
OpenStudy (sunrainwolf):
Work the brackets first, PEMDAS, Parenthese, exponents, multiplication, division, then adding then finally subtraction.
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OpenStudy (welshfella):
10 - 4*2
multiplication comes before subtract so do the 4 * 2 first then subtract from 10
OpenStudy (welshfella):
what do you get?
OpenStudy (tl155):
is the answer 621
OpenStudy (welshfella):
can you show me your work?
OpenStudy (tl155):
\[4x2=8-10=2x103=206+3=209\]
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OpenStudy (tl155):
so 209
OpenStudy (sunrainwolf):
103 * [12/(10-4*2)]+3
103*[12/(10-8)]+3
103*[12/2]+3
103*6+3
618+3
621
When I worked the problem this is what I got. You work work 4*2 first in the brackets, 10-8 is 2, 12 divided by 2 is 6, 103 times 6 is 613 then add 3 to make it 621.