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Old 12-24-2014, 03:00 PM   #11234
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Originally Posted by rjcchan View Post
You did get 42 for an answer?
I hope not, because that would be incorrect.

(42 + 3) - (5 x 3) =
(45) - (15) = (parentheses first)
30

Even without the parentheses, the answer would be the same... Multiplication and division first then addition and subtraction:

42 + 3 - 5 x 3 =
42 + 3 - 15 =
30
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