Question

Add parentheses to the expression so that its value is 15:

3 × 4 + 5 - 2

Answer 1

(3 × 4) + 5 - 2

Explanation:

To do this problem, first you need to check to see what the original answer is.

3 × 4 + 5 - 2

12 + 5 - 2

16 - 2

14

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(3 × 4) + 5 - 2

12 + 5 - 2

17 - 2

15

The answer is:

(3 × 4) + 5 - 2

Hope this helped.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Technically this expression is 15 as is.

You could add the parenthesis around the 3x4 or the 5-2.

So your answer is either:

(3x4) + 5 - 2

or 3x4 + (5-2)

OR (3x4) + (5-2)

But in my opinion, you do not want to have too many sets of parenthesis, it crowds your equation too much.