Evaluate 5 + 2 x 8 - 20 ÷ 4=

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Azriebakri · Answer 1 · 2023-02-27T12:20:37+0000

The question asks to evaluate:

$5\: +\: 2\: *8\: -\: 20\: /\: 4$

Following the PEMDAS order of operations, we can solve using the following steps.

STEP 1: Multiply the terms 2 and 8

$\Rightarrow5+16-20/4$

STEP 2: Divide the terms -20 and 4

$\Rightarrow5+16-5$

STEP 3: Add and subtract from left to right

$\Rightarrow16$

ANSWER

$5\: +\: 2\: *8\: -\: 20\: /\: 4=16$