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Order of operations 20/5*2

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PEMDAS

P-Parenthesis

E-Exponents

M-Multiply

D-Divide

A-Add

S-Subtract

20÷5×2

4×2=8

"8 is the correct answer."

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-Thank you so much.

-Charlie


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The order of operations is Parenthesis Exponents Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction For this problem, we have M and D. We first do division. Not always multiplication is first. So we divide 20 by 5, which gets you 4, and multiply by 2, which is 8. 8 IS YOUR FINAL ANSWER,
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