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Let's consider the following expression:

5 + 3 \times 7

Notice that this expression contains addition and multiplication. So how do we compute its value?

To help us, we have the following rule:

When an expression contains only multiplication and addition (or subtraction), the multiplication should always be carried out first.

So, we must first carry out the multiplication (3\times 7). We can emphasize this using parentheses (\phantom{0}){:}

5 + \big({\color{blue}3 \times 7}\big)

Here, the parentheses tell us which part of the expression to do first.

Now, we evaluate our expression as follows:

Watch out! If we carried out the operations in a different order, we'd obtain an incorrect answer!

For example, if we perform the addition first, we get

which is incorrect!

Example: Evaluating Expressions Where Multiplication Comes First
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Evaluate 5 \times 4 -7.

EXPLANATION

Multiplication should be carried out before addition or subtraction. We can emphasize this by using parentheses:

5 \times 4 -7 = ({\color{blue}5 \times 4})-7

We carry out the operations inside the parentheses first. We have

{\color{blue}5 \times 4} = {\color{blue}20}.

Therefore,

Question 1
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Evaluate 4×7+3.

a
31
b
24
c
34
d
84
e
82
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Question 2
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4×7−3=

a
16
b
15
c
31
d
25
e
23
Submit
Example: Evaluating Expressions Where Multiplication Comes Second
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Evaluate 4 + 10 \times 2.

EXPLANATION

Multiplication should be carried out before addition or subtraction. We can emphasize this by using parentheses:

4+ 10 \times 2 = 4 + ({\color{blue}10 \times 2})

We carry out the operations inside the parentheses first. We have

{\color{blue}10 \times 2} = {\color{blue}20}.

Therefore,

Question 3
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Evaluate 3+4×7.

a
25
b
84
c
23
d
31
e
88
Submit
Question 4
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25−4×3=

a
63
b
66
c
13
d
15
e
60
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Example: Evaluating Expressions Containing Two Products
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Evaluate 3 \times 9 - 5 \times 5.

EXPLANATION

Multiplication should be carried out before addition or subtraction. We can emphasize this by using parentheses:

3 \times 9 - 5 \times 5 = ({\color{blue}3 \times 9}) - ({\color{red}5 \times 5})

Now, we evaluate the products:

Therefore,

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Question 5
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Evaluate 3×4+2×3.

a
12
b
22
c
42
d
54
e
18
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Question 6
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3×4−2×3=

a
12
b
18
c
24
d
30
e
6
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