Question

Jaylen tried to evaluate the expression 12+24÷6×2. Here is his work:

12+24÷6×2

=

12+24÷12 Step 1

=

12+2 Step 2

=

14 Step 3

Is Jaylen's work correct?
why or why not

Answer 1

No

Explanation:

You need to do the division first so the steps would look like this:

12+4 x 2 step 1

12+8 step 2

20 step 3

Hope this helps!