According to the order of operations, expressions inside parentheses are evaluated before division and multiplication. For the given expression, this means evaluating the expression inside the parentheses before division.
(8.2+5.3) Ă· 5
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Operation
Before Simplification
After Simplification
Add terms
( 8.2+ 5.3) Ă· 5
13.5 Ă· 5
Divide
13.5 Ă· 5
2.7
The expression equals 2.7.
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