Thomas Paine wrote a series of articles under the name The Crisis to argue for independence from England. These articles were written at the time of the Revolutionary War.
To get someone to do something or like someone trying to get you to buy something you don’t want
11+5+3x2+8x1
Do the multiplications first because that comes before addition in PEMDAS.
11+5+6+8
Then add.
30
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