Question

Do I need to put parentheses in this? Why it why not?

Answer 1

Answer:

Parentheses can change the result of the answer. If you want to add 4 and 0.95 first, then multiply that number by 3, then you need parentheses.

Step-by-step explanation:

When you are given the question 3 X 4 + 0.95, it has to types of operations. People solve using the order PEDMAS:

Parentheses,

Exponents,

Division and Multiplication,

Addition and Subtraction.

Since there are no parentheses or exponents, the solver will do multiplication first, then addition.

3 X 4 + 0.95     Multiply first

= 12 + 0.95       Now add

= 12.95         Answer without parentheses

If you add parentheses around 4 + 0.95, the answer would change. According to PEDMAS, the parentheses must be solved before anything else.

3 X (4 + 0.95)       Add inside parentheses

= 3 X (4.95)       Now multiply

= 14.85           Answer with parentheses

If you added parentheses around 3 X 4, the answer would not change, because you still multiply first.

(3 X 4) + 0.95      Solving parentheses first

= 12 + 0.95       Add

= 12.95          Answer same as original