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Charlie rode the elevator down 6 floors, then up 5 floors, and back down 3 floors. Write an expression to show Charlie’s elevator ride. If he started on the 12th floor, where did he end up?
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Charlie rode the elevator down 6 floors, then up 5 floors, and back down 3 floors. Write an expression to show Charlie’s elevator ride. If he started on the 12th floor, where did he end up?

User Dom Vinyard
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12-6+5-3. This goes to 6, up to 11, then finally to the 8th floor. Hope this helps!
User Troncador
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((12-6)+5)-3=8. Charlie ended up on the 8th floor
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