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3. What should be done first to simplify: 16 - 8 • 4 8.2

3. What should be done first to simplify: 16 - 8 • 4 8.2-example-1
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In that case we must perform the division (16÷8) before multiplication as the rules says that we must work from left to right in case of only having multiplications and divisions.

So the answer is the first option.

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