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Evaluate 42 ÷ (5 − 3)
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Evaluate 42 ÷ (5 − 3)

User Hardik Kothari
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you do 5-3 and you get 2 then divide 42 by 2 and your answer is 21
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Because of PEMDA's(Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition) we do what's within the parenthesis first.
So 5 - 3 is 2.
So now we're left with 42 divided by 2 and that is 21.
Hope this helps :)
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