Solve the following:
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Solve the following:
Let's simplify this expression while following the order of operations which states that exponents come before multiplication and division, which come before addition and subtraction, and that parentheses take priority over all.
According to the above order of operations, multiplication and division come before addition and subtraction, so we'll start by calculating the value of the second term from the left in the expression. Then we'll perform the addition and subtraction operations.
Since there is no precedence between multiplication and division, we'll perform the division and multiplication operation from left to right:
In the first stage, we recalled how dividing 0 by any number (other than zero) will always yield the result 0. Then we remembered that multiplying 0 by any number will always yield the result 0.
Therefore, the correct answer is answer B.
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Solve the following exercise:
\( 12+3\cdot0= \)
Because of PEMDAS! Division and multiplication have higher priority than subtraction and addition. You must complete all multiplication and division operations first, working from left to right.
Zero divided by any non-zero number equals zero. So , , etc. This is a fundamental property of zero!
Yes, but zero times any number is always zero. So . Even though we follow order of operations, the result involving zero stays zero.
Use PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (left to right), Addition and Subtraction (left to right). Remember: "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally!"
That would be wrong! You'd get instead of 21. Never break up multiplication/division chains - complete them entirely before moving to addition/subtraction.
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