Where do I put parentheses and brackets to make this statement true?
15÷3×5+4×8 = 40
well, 5x8 = 40
see what you can do with that.
To make the statement true, you need to put parentheses and brackets to specify the order of operations. Here's one possible arrangement:
(15 ÷ 3) × (5 + 4) × 8 = 40
In this arrangement, we first perform the calculations inside the parentheses.
15 ÷ 3 = 5
5 + 4 = 9
Then, we multiply the results together:
5 × 9 × 8 = 40
By using parentheses and brackets in this way, we ensure that the addition is done before the multiplication, and the division is done before both of them.