Evaluate the Expression: 2-5×3+4 Using Order of Operations

Question

$2-5\times3+4=$

00:00 Multiplication and division come before addition and subtraction, so we'll start with them

00:11 Let's solve the marked part

00:17 We're left with only addition and subtraction

00:19 Addition and subtraction are at the same level, so we solve from left to right

00:24 And that's the solution!

According to the rules of the order of arithmetic operations, we begin by enclosing the multiplication exercise inside parentheses:

$2-(5\times3)+4=$

We then solve the said exercise inside of the parentheses:

$5\times3=15$

We obtain the following:

$2-15+4=$

Lastly we solve the exercise from left to right:

$2-15=-13$

$-13+4=-9$

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