Question

2. Explain, in words, how you would solve this problem. Hint: you should get 1 point

a whole number answer.
9 – 24 = 4(3)
Your answer

Answer 1

9-24= 4(3)

Multiply first

9-24=12

Then subtract the other digits in the side

-15=12

Explanation:

Follow the PEMDAS rule which it to do which ever one of these first before furthering the math.

(Parentheses, exponents, multiply, division, addition and subtraction)

BUT hopefully there wasn’t a missing letter variable in the equation so you could get a single answer

Answer 2

9-24=4(3)

-15=4×3

-15=12