Practice Controlling The Hierarchy Of Operations Or Precedence (1.4.5)

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6 sample questions

Question 1.
What is the result of 2 + 3 * 4 when evaluated?
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Remember PEMDAS!
Question 2.
What happens when you compute (2 + 2) * 5?
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Check your order of operations!
3Question 3.
What will be the result of 1 + 2 * 3?
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Refer to PEMDAS.
4Question 4.
(1 + 2) * 3 equals what?
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What happens to the operations inside parentheses?
Question 5.
Evaluate the complex expression: 2 * (6 / (3 + 3) + 4) - 2^2.
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Break down within parentheses and then work outward.
Question 6.
If the expression is 10 + (3^3 - (5 * 2)) / 5, find the final answer.
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Use PEMDAS strictly and keep track of parentheses!

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