According to the order of operations, expressions inside parentheses are evaluated first, while addition and subtraction are evaluated last. For the given expression, this means evaluating the expressions inside the brackets completely before adding the products.
(4* 10)+(5* 100)
For this, we must remember to evaluate the multiplication first, then the sum of their results.
Operation
Before Simplification
After Simplification
Multiply
( 4* 10)+( 5* 100)
( 40)+( 500)
Add terms
( 40)+( 500)
540
The expression equals 540.
Alternative Solution
Using a Calculator
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