Solve 4:2×(5+4+6): Order of Operations Challenge

Question

4:2×(5+4+6)= 4:2\times(5+4+6)=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve the following problem
00:03 We always solve the parentheses first
00:06 Given that within the parentheses there's only addition we solve from left to right
00:13 Given that there's only multiplication and division we solve from left to right
00:22 This is the solution

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's simplify this expression while following the order of operations which states that exponents come before multiplication and division, which come before addition and subtraction, and that parentheses come before all of them,

therefore we'll start by simplifying the expressions in parentheses first:
4:2(5+4+6)=4:215 4:2\cdot(5+4+6)= \\ 4:2\cdot15 Note that between multiplication and division operations there is no defined precedence for either operation, so we'll calculate the result of the expression obtained in the last stage step by step from left to right (which is the regular order in arithmetic operations), meaning we'll first perform the division operation, as it appears first from the left, and then we'll perform the multiplication operation that comes after it:

4:215=215=30 4:2\cdot15 =\\ 2\cdot15 =\\ 30 Therefore the correct answer is answer B.

Answer

30 30