Order of Operations Math Example 1

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Example 1

easy
Evaluate 3+4×23 + 4 \times 2.

Solution

  1. 1
    Identify the operations present: multiplication and addition.
  2. 2
    Apply PEMDAS: multiplication before addition. Compute 4×2=84 \times 2 = 8.
  3. 3
    Now add: 3+8=113 + 8 = 11.

Answer

1111
The order of operations (PEMDAS/BODMAS) tells us to perform multiplication before addition, even when addition appears first in the expression.

About Order of Operations

The agreed-upon sequence for evaluating expressions: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division (left to right), Addition/Subtraction (left to right).

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