Solve (8:4:2)-3-1: Order of Operations with Sequential Division

Question

(8:4:2)31= (8:4:2)-3-1=

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 Always solve parentheses first
00:07 Solve according to order of operations, solve from left to right
00:17 Use the commutative law and arrange in a way that's convenient to solve
00:21 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

According to the rules of the order of operations, we first solve the exercise within parentheses from left to right:

8:4=2 8:4=2

2:2=1 2:2=1

Now we get the exercise:

131= 1-3-1=

We solve the exercise from left to right:

13=2 1-3=-2

21=3 -2-1=-3

Answer

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