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Question from Sherrie:

What is the answer to this math question:
(570 divided by 15) multiplied by (5 plus 26)..........
Thank you,
Sherrie:-)

Hi Sherrie,

The parentheses tell you the order in which to apply the operations. You perform the operations inside the parentheses first. 5 + 26 = 31 and 570 divided by 15 is 38 so

(570 divided by 15) multiplied by (5 plus 26)

becomes

38 multiplied by 31

I hope this helps,
Penny

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