Question

Jada needs to simplify the expression below.

50 minus 20 + 5 times 2.5 divided by 4

Which operation should she perform first?
addition
subtraction
multiplication
division

Answer 1

Multiplication.

Explanation:

PEMDAS is Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction. In PEMDAS Multiplication goes first.

Answer 2

multiplication or division first

Explanation:

50-20+5×2.5÷4

50-20+12.5÷4

50-20+3.1

30+3.1

=33.1