Solve -10-3-5×3: Order of Operations Practice Problem

Question

1035×3= -10-3-5\times3=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 Always solve multiplication and division before addition and subtraction
00:09 Continue solving according to proper order of operations from left to right
00:18 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the order of operations, we first place the multiplication exercise in parentheses:

103(5×3)= -10-3-(5\times3)=

We solve the multiplication exercise:

5×3=15 5\times3=15

Now we obtain the exercise:

10315= -10-3-15=

We solve the exercise from left to right:

103=13 -10-3=-13

1315=28 -13-15=-28

Answer

28 -28