Question

Tom and Sonya were comparing their answers on a math problem. It was an order of operations problem, and they each had a different answer. Tom had an answer of 11, and Sonya had an answer of 104. Which student correctly solved the order of operations problem given by the teacher?

(52 +6)–(7•4)+8

*Challenge: Can you nd the mistake that Sonya made in completing her problem?

Answer 1

Order of operations is PEMDAS (parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction)

= (52 + 6) - (7 * 4) + 8
work inside parentheses first
= 58 - 28 + 8
work left to right now
= 30 + 8
= 38

SONYA'S MISTAKE
= (52 + 6) - (7 * 4) + 8
I think she added the 52, 6+4, multiplied 7*4 to equal 28, then added the 6+8 to equal 14
= 52 + 28 + 14 + 10
= 104

ANSWER: 38

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