How do you simplify 54-6/2+6 using order of operations?

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Meave60
May 17, 2018

54-6/2+6=57

Explanation:

Simplify:

54-6/2+6

The order of operations as indicated by the acronym PEMDAS is:

P arentheses/brackets
E xponents/radicals
M ultiplication and D ivision in order from left to right.
A ddition and S ubtraction in order from left to right.

Division comes first.

Simplify 6/2 to 3.

54-3+6

Subtraction comes next.

Simplify 54-3 to 51.

51+6

Addition comes next.

Simplify 51+6 to 57.

57

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