Question

Two different ways to find the value of the expression 5.4×1.17×100 that would not require you to first multiply 5.4 times 1.17

Answer 1

We may create these expressions by utilizing parentheses. According to the order of operations, parentheses are evaluated before any other term. Therefore, the two expressions become:

5.4 x (1.17 x 100)

and

1.17 x (5.4 x 100)