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True or False: Order of Operation says to simpliy within parenteheses

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Answer:

True.

Explanation:

It says to work out what is in parentheses first, (PEMDAS).

For example:

2(5 - 3) - 1

5 - 3 = 2 so we have:

2 * 2 - 1

= 4 - 1

= 3.

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true because PEMDAS means parentheses, exponent, multiply, divide, add, subtract
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