Question

Before a show, there are 8 people in a theater. Five groups of 4 people enter, and then three groups of 2 people leave. Evaluate the expression 8+5(4)−3(2) to find how many people are in the theater.

Answer 1

22

Explanation:

8+5(4)-3(2)

8+20-3(2)

8+20-6

28-6

22

Answer 2

Answer: 22

Explanation:

Given : Before a show, there are 8 people in a theater. Five groups of 4 people enter, and then three groups of 2 people leave.

The expression to find how many people are in the theater is given as :

`8+5(4)-3(2)`

Using BODMAS (Bracket , Of , Divide , Multiplication, Add, Subtract), we first open brackets .

`8+5*4-3*2\\\\=8+20-6`

Now again using BODMAS , first we solve addition operation, then subtraction.

`=28-6=22`

Hence, the number of people are in the theater= 22