Question

Which expression is equivalent to "subtract 5 from 10 then multiply by 4"?

10−5⋅4

4⋅(5−10)

4⋅(10−5)

5−10⋅4
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Answer 1

If you are subtracting 5 from 10 what order do the numbers need to go in?

Answer 2

i missed my class on this

Answer 3

they gave me home work of it

Answer 4

Think about it, 5 FROM 10........
taking away 5 from the number 10

Answer 5

i think im retarded

Answer 6

5

Answer 7

No your not!

Answer 8

And yes the answer of "taking away 5 from 10" is indeed 5

Answer 9

but the answer choices do not want you to do the operation, just to write it down.

Answer 10

So, this part of the answer would be (10-5)

Answer 11

Now for the next part, it says to multiply by 4

Answer 12

Do you know what the acronym PEMDAS stands for?

Answer 13

nope

Answer 14

crap

Answer 15

i thought you said (10-5) was the awnser

Answer 16

Okay,
P.E.M.D.A.S

Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction

That is what PEMDAS stands for. This indicates what to do first in a problem.

So step one would be to work within the parentheses.

Answer 17

told you im retared

Answer 18

No i said that that was the answer to the first PART of the question.

Answer 19

im so dumb lol

Answer 20

dude im about to post another qustion i will medal you if you come help

Answer 21

Because we do not have any exponents in the problem, we can move on to multiplication.

Remember that you are doing (10-5) FIRST.

This means that whatever comes after it has to be outside the parentheses.

So multiply (10-5) and 4

Answer 22

Final answer=
4*(10-5)

Answer 23

Ill help

Answer 24

awesome thats the awnser i said