Question

Please help :)

29+(5*2)/(10-8)

The answer I came up with is 34. May someone tell me if I'm correct or not? Thank you

Answer 1

Follow the Order of Operations.

P arentheses
E xponents
M ultiplication
D ivision
A ddition
S ubtraction

First we do Parentheses from left to right so the first parentheses we see is what?

Answer 2

5*2, which equals 10

Answer 3

Good.
Now what about the other parentheses? :)

Answer 4

10-8=2

Answer 5

Now we have \[29+10\div2\]

Answer 6

So we do division first, then addition/subtraction.

Answer 7

10/2 is 5 and 29+5=34

Answer 8

Then you are correct. :)

Answer 9

:) thank you for your help

Answer 10

No problem!
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Answer 11

Thank you, and you have a wonderful day!

Answer 12

Likewise! :)