Operation Hierarchy Math Example 3

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Example 3

easy
Evaluate \(10 - 2 \times 3 + 1\).

Solution

  1. 1
    Multiplication first: \(2 \times 3 = 6\).
  2. 2
    Left to right: \(10 - 6 + 1 = 4 + 1 = 5\).

Answer

5
Multiply first (\(2 \times 3 = 6\)), then evaluate addition and subtraction left to right: \(10 - 6 + 1 = 5\).

About Operation Hierarchy

The layered relationship between arithmetic operations, where each is built from the previous: multiplication from addition, exponentiation from multiplication.

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More Operation Hierarchy Examples

Example 1 easy

Evaluate (3 + 4 times 2) using the correct order of operations.

Example 2 medium

Evaluate (2 + 3^2 times (4 - 1) div 9).

Example 4 medium

Evaluate ((5 + 3)^2 div 4 - 6).

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