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Which expression represents the calculation “add 5 and 6, then multiply by 3"?

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(5+6)*6 Following the rules of PEMDAS you would have to put 5+6 in parentheses so multiplication wouldn't be first.  
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(5 + 6)3   would represent  what you want.
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