Amby's Math Resources: Order of Operations

You correctly solved this problem:

2(20 - 3) + 4

Which is equivalent to:

[(20 - 3) * 2] + 4

However, you were given a different problem:

20 - 3 * 2 + 4

Without the parentheses, you would complete the Multiplication FIRST:

20 - 3 * 2 + 4 =

20 - 6 + 4

14 + 4

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Please copy and solve this problem on your paper:

**40 - 6 * 3 + 2 =**