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Please help me quick!!

Use parentheses to rewrite the numerical expression to have the given value.

15+17/8-4

Please help me quick!! Use parentheses to rewrite the numerical expression to have-example-1
User Jonatan
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2 Answers

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6 votes

Answer:

13.125

Explanation:

User Terence Parr
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Answer:

(15+17)/(8-4)

Explanation:

Normally you would calculate the 17/8 first giving:

15+17/8-4 = 13.125

You can add parentheses like this giving:

(15+17)/8-4 = 0

This doesn’t work then:

15+17/(8-4)=19.25

Then we can try:

(15+17)/(8-4)=32/4=…8 !!!

So that‘s the answer! :)

User Galethil
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