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5+1x10 is the answer 60 or 15? there are no parenthesis***

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15 because BIDMAS tells you to do answer it in this order

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User Neven Subotic
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For this case we have the following expression:


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In agreement, with the hierarchical order of the operations, we have that the multiplication in an algebraic expression, is done first that the sum.

We have then:


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Answer:

The answer for the given expression is:


5 + 1 * 10 = 15

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