Answer:
B. (20 ÷ 4 - 2 + 1)
Solved, the equation equals 29.
Step-by-step explanation:
Order of operations: PEMDAS
Parantheses
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
9 + 5 × 2(20 ÷ 4 - 2 + 1)
The first step would be to do the operations inside the parantheses.
9 + 5 × 2<u>(20 ÷ 4 - 2 + 1)</u>
So,
(20 ÷ 4 - 2 + 1)
There are several operations, so lets look at PEMDAS again..
Okay, so we dont have any exponents, or multiplication inside the parantheses, so next step is divide.
(20 ÷ 4 - 2 + 1)
20 ÷ 4 = 5
So, we replace '20 ÷ 4' with '5'
(5 - 2 + 1)
Next, we add.
(5 - 2 + 1)
2 + 1 = 3
Now, replace '2 + 1' with '3'
(5 - 3)
Now, we just subtract 3 from 5.
5 - 3 = 2
So now our equation looks like this:
9 + 5 × 2(2)
Now, we have to do the parantheses again. But this time we are going to treat the parantheses as a multiplication symbol:
9 + 5 × 2(2) → 2 × 2 = 4
↓
9 + 5 × 4
Now, we have to multiply.
9 + 5 × 4 → 20
↓
9 + 20 = 29
So, when you solve the equation, you get 29.