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1/3 of 36 multiplied by the difference of 15 and two

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Answer: 156.

Step-by-step explanation: First, you need to find what is 1/3 of 36, which is 12. Secondly, you need to multiply 12 by the difference of 15 and two, which is 13. Finally, you need to multiply 12 by 13, which is 156, your answer.

User Yincrash
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Answer:

The above expression is written as

1/3 of 36 × ( 15 - 2)

Solve the ones in the bracket first

That's

1/3 of 36 × 13

"of" means multiplication

1/3 × 36 × 13

= 12 × 13

= 156

Hope this helps

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