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DedraGere
DedraGere DedraGere
  • 12-07-2015
  • Mathematics
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Where do i start? Show how to apply the order of operation rules as you simplify the following expression. |-5| – 45 ÷ 3

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bobeld
bobeld bobeld
  • 12-07-2015

The absolute value of -5 is 5 (absolute value being how many units to 0)
 So we really have  5 -  45 ÷ 3 =
Order of operation says to do the division first (there are no parentheses or exponents).   So now we have 5 - 15=   and the answer to that is -10.

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