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0 In 20-25, insert parentheses to make each statement true. 20. 30 - 4 X 2 + 5 = 2 21. 17 – 8 – 5 = 14 22. 10 = 2-3 + 1 = 3 23. 30 – 4 x 2 +5= 57 24. 17 – 8 – 5 = 4 25. 10 = 2-3 + 1 = 1

I need to know where to place the parentheses but my teacher didn't explain it well enough for me.​

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Answer:

This is pretty much trial and error,

Explanation:

what you are doing is trying to make the question true. So if you're trying to make 30 - 4 x 2 + 5 =2 true, you need to try to put parentheses in the right place, because Wwhatever you see in parentheses you have to do first. For example, the answer to the first question is 30 - 4 x (2+5) =2. The reason is 2 + 5 = 7, and 7 × 4 = 28, and 30 - 28 is 2. To help with order of operations, remember the term Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally (P for parentheses, E for exponent (if you're here yet), M for multiplication, D for division, A for addition, and S for subtraction). Here are the other answers:

17 - (8 - 5) = 14

(30 - 4) × 2 + 5 = 57

17 - 8 - 5 = 4

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