Question

Place parentheses around one operation and two numbers to make this equation true. Then solve it, showing all of your steps. 64 - 8 + 12 x 2 + 9 = 188

Answer 1

64 - 8 + 12 x (2 + 9) = 188

Explanation:

64 - 8 + 12 x 2 + 9 = 188

Putting parentheses around two numbers and one operation:

64 - 8 + 12 x (2 + 9) = 188

Following the BODMAS principle

Solving the bracket or parentheses first

(2 + 9) = 11

64 - 8 + 12 × 11

Then multiplication:

12 × 11 = 132

64 - 8 + 132

Then addition:

-8 + 132 = 124

64 + 124 = 188

Hence the proof