Compare 3+2 times 5 to (3+2) times 5. i put order of operations and got 5 times 5 for the first one, and for the second. I need to now if that is correct and if not what is wrong.
thanks, John :)
3+2*5=25
that is correct 3+2 is five times 5 is twenty-five. you got it!!!
Hi John! Let's compare the two expressions:
1. 3 + 2 times 5
2. (3 + 2) times 5
To evaluate these correctly, we need to follow the order of operations, also known as PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction):
1. 3 + 2 times 5
According to PEMDAS, we need to perform multiplication before addition. Therefore, we multiply 2 and 5 first: 2 times 5 = 10. Then, we add 3 and 10: 3 + 10 = 13.
So, 3 + 2 times 5 equals 13.
2. (3 + 2) times 5
Inside the parentheses, the addition operation (3 + 2) should be done first, resulting in 5. Then, we multiply 5 by 5: 5 times 5 = 25.
Therefore, (3 + 2) times 5 equals 25.
Your answer was correct!
To make sure we are following the order of operations correctly, we evaluate the expression within parentheses first. In the first expression, there are no parentheses, so we perform multiplication before addition. However, in the second expression, the addition operation is done within the parentheses before multiplication.
Feel free to ask if you have any further questions!