Solve 3+4-5×4: Order of Operations (PEMDAS) Challenge

Question

3+45×4= 3+4-5\times4=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 Always solve multiplication and division before addition and subtraction
00:07 We'll handle each operation separately, solve it and then continue
00:12 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the rules regarding the order of arithmetic operations, we first solve the multiplication exercise:

5×4=20 5\times4=20

We obtain the following exercise:

3+420= 3+4-20=

We then solve the exercise from left to right:

3+4=7 3+4=7

720=13 7-20=-13

Answer

13-