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Suppose you wrote a numerical expression for the phrase "20 minus the product of 5 and 2." To evaluate the expression, should you subtract or multiply first? Explain.
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Suppose you wrote a numerical expression for the

phrase "20 minus the product of 5 and 2." To evaluate
the expression, should you subtract or multiply first?
Explain.

User Jack AKA Karthik
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multiply because you use order of operations
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