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5. Rewriting Equations and Formulas
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Exercise 49 Page 42

Pay close attention to the order of operations.

47

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According to the order of operations, expressions inside parentheses are evaluated first, while addition and subtraction are evaluated last.

3^3+12Ă· 3* 5 For the given expression exponents should be calculated first, followed by division and multiplication, then finally addition.

Operation Before Simplification After Simplification
Calculate power 3^3+12Ă· 3* 5 27+12Ă· 3 * 5
Calculate quotient 27+ 12Ă· 3 * 5 27+ 4* 5
Multiply 27+ 4* 5 27+ 20
Add terms 27+ 20 47
This expression equals 47.

Alternative Solution

Using a Calculator

We can also evaluate this expression using a calculator. To do so, type it as shown below.