Examples with solutions for All Operations in the Order of Operations: Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

Exercise #1

What is the result of the following equation?

364÷2 36-4\div2

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Step-by-Step Solution

The given equation is 364÷2 36 - 4 \div 2 . To solve this, we must follow the order of operations, often remembered by the acronym PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right)).


Step 1: Division

  • Identify the division operation in the equation: 4÷2 4 \div 2 .

  • Perform the division: 4÷2=2 4 \div 2 = 2 .


Now the equation becomes: 362 36 - 2 .


Step 2: Subtraction

  • Perform the subtraction: 362=34 36 - 2 = 34 .

Therefore, the result of the equation 364÷2 36 - 4 \div 2 is 34 34 .

Answer

34

Exercise #2

52×12+1= 5-2\times\frac{1}{2}+1=

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Step-by-Step Solution

In the first stage of the exercise, you need to calculate the multiplication.

2×12=21×12=22=1 2\times\frac{1}{2}=\frac{2}{1}\times\frac{1}{2}=\frac{2}{2}=1

From here you can continue with the rest of the addition and subtraction operations, from right to left.

51+1=5 5-1+1=5

Answer

5

Exercise #3

8:2(2+2)= 8:2(2+2)=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Let's start with the part inside the parentheses. 

2+2=4 2+2=4
Then we will solve the exercise from left to right 

8:2=4 8:2=4
4×(4)=16 4 × (4)=16

The answer: 16 16

Answer

16

Exercise #4

19×(204×5)= 19\times(20-4\times5)=

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Step-by-Step Solution

First, we solve the exercise in the parentheses

(204×5)= (20-4\times5)=

According to the order of operations, we first multiply and then subtract:

2020=0 20-20=0

Now we obtain the exercise:

19×0=0 19\times0=0

Answer

0

Exercise #5

20(1+9:9)= 20-(1+9:9)=

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Step-by-Step Solution

First, we solve the exercise in the parentheses

(1+9:9)= (1+9:9)=

According to the order of operations, we first divide and then add:

1+1=2 1+1=2

Now we obtain the exercise:

202=18 20-2=18

Answer

18 18

Exercise #6

Complete the exercise:

45×7+3= 4-5\times7+3=

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Step-by-Step Solution

According to the rules of the order of arithmetic operations, we must first solve the multiplication exercises.

We place them inside of parentheses to avoid confusion during the solution:

4(5×7)+3= 4-(5\times7)+3=

We then solve the multiplication exercises:

435+3= 4-35+3=

Lastly we solve the rest of the exercise from left to right:

435=31 4-35=-31

31+3=28 -31+3=-28

Answer

28 -28

Exercise #7

Complete the exercise:

2+3×63×7+1= 2+3\times6-3\times7+1=

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Step-by-Step Solution

According to the rules of the order of arithmetic operations, we must first solve the multiplication exercises.

We place them inside of parentheses in order to avoid confusion during the solution:

2+(3×6)(3×7)+1= 2+(3\times6)-(3\times7)+1=

We then solve the multiplication exercises:

2+1821+1= 2+18-21+1=

Lastly we solve the rest of the exercise from left to right:

2+18=20 2+18=20

2021=1 20-21=-1

1+1=0 -1+1=0

Answer

0

Exercise #8

12:3(1+1)= 12:3(1+1)=

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Step-by-Step Solution

First, we perform the operation inside the parentheses:

12:3(2) 12:3(2)

When there is no mathematical operation between parentheses and a number, we assume it is a multiplication.

Therefore, we can also write the exercise like this:

12:3×2 12:3\times2

Here we solve from left to right:

12:3×2=4×2=8 12:3\times2=4\times2=8

Answer

8

Exercise #9

Solve the exercise:

3:4(71)+3= 3:4\cdot(7-1)+3=

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Step-by-Step Solution

First, we solve the exercise within the parentheses:

3:46+3= 3:4\cdot6+3=

34×6+3= \frac{3}{4}\times6+3=

We multiply:

184+3= \frac{18}{4}+3=

412+3=712 4\frac{1}{2}+3=7\frac{1}{2}

Answer

712 7\frac{1}{2}

Exercise #10

12:(4×293)= 12:(4\times2-\frac{9}{3})=

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Step-by-Step Solution

Given that, according to the rules of the order of operations, parentheses come first, we will first solve the exercise that appears within the parentheses.

4×293= 4\times2-\frac{9}{3}=

We solve the multiplication exercise:

4×2=8 4\times2=8

We divide the fraction (numerator by denominator)93=3 \frac{9}{3}=3

And now the exercise obtained within the parentheses is83=5 8-3=5

Finally, we divide:12:5=125 12:5=\frac{12}{5}

Answer

125 \frac{12}{5}

Exercise #11

1215:3210:(2+3)= \frac{12-15:3\cdot2}{10:(2+3)}=

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Step-by-Step Solution

We start by solving the exercise in the numerator and then solve the exercise in the denominator.

We know that multiplication and division operations come before addition and subtraction operations, so first we will divide 15:3 and then multiply the result by 2:

15:3=5 15:3=5

125×2=1210=2 12-5\times2=12-10=2

The result of the numerator is 2 and now we will solve the exercise that appears in the denominator.

It is known that according to the rules of the order of operations, the exercise that appears between parentheses goes first, so we first solve the exercise2+3=5 2+3=5

Now, we solve the division exercise:10:5=2 10:5=2

The result we get in the denominator is 2.

Finally, divide the numerator by the denominator:

22=1 \frac{2}{2}=1

Answer

1

Exercise #12

21:49+28(2+2×3)= \frac{21:\sqrt{49}+2}{8-(2+2\times3)}=

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Step-by-Step Solution

In the numerator we solve the square root exercise:

49=7 \sqrt{49}=7

In the denominator we solve the exercise within parentheses:

(2+2×3)= (2+2\times3)=

2+6=8 2+6=8

The exercise we now have is:

21:7+288= \frac{21:7+2}{8-8}=

We solve the exercise in the numerator of fractions from left to right:

21:7=3 21:7=3

3+2=5 3+2=5

We obtain the exercise:

588=50 \frac{5}{8-8}=\frac{5}{0}

Since it is impossible for the denominator of the fraction to be 0, it is impossible to solve the exercise.

Answer

Cannot be solved

Exercise #13

225:[(266:3)×5]= 225:[(26-6:3)\times5]=

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Step-by-Step Solution

First, we solve the exercise within the innermost parentheses:

(266:3)= (26-6:3)=

According to the order of operations, we first divide and then subtract:

262=24 26-2=24

Now we obtain the exercise:

225:(24×5)= 225:(24\times5)=

We solve the multiplication exercise and then divide:

225:120=1.875 225:120=1.875

Answer

1.875