Question

Which expression represents the calculation “subtract 4 from 12, then divided by 8”? A) 4 ÷ (12 − 8) B) (12 − 4) ÷ 8 C) (4 − 12) ÷ 8 D) 8 − (12 ÷ 4)

Answer 1

The answer is B

As the question states that you need to "subtract 4 from 12" that means that you are taking 4 away from 12, so it would be 12-4.

Then it says to divide by 8. This means that for the subtraction to happen first, it must be withing parenthesis, so that would make the expression become

(12-4)÷8