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Which operation comes first in the problem below? 4(3.7 +1.23) -12 A. Addition B. Subtraction C. Multiplication D. Division

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A. Addition

Step-by-step explanation

PEMDAS is an acronym for the words parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction. Given two or more operations in a single expression, the order of the letters in PEMDAS tells you what to calculate first, second, third and so on, until the calculation is complete

Step 1

so, firts calculate the parenthesis


\begin{gathered} 4(3.7+1.23)-12 \\ 4(4.93)-12 \end{gathered}

the operation in parenthesis is an addition

i hope this helps you

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