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  • 21-08-2016
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explain why it is important to follow the order of operations when evaluating 15+3x4

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Sweetbabys02
Sweetbabys02 Sweetbabys02
  • 21-08-2016
if you don't you could get the wrong answer
like the wrong way would be to go from left to right
15+3 is 18x4 is 72

but the correct way(using PEMDAS) you will solve like so...
3x4 is 12 and add 15 you get 25

as you can see the answers are two totally different answers


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