The answer is: " 19 " .
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Explanation:
To solve:
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Given:
" 4² + 6 ÷ 2 " ;
We solve using "PE MD AS" (mnemonic device for order of operations in order of consideration); which stands for:
"Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally (or Aunt Susan)" ;
Alternately: "BE MD AS"
" Be Excused My Dear Aunt Sally (or Aunt Susan)" .
"Parentheses {alternative version: "Brackets" ; in which "Parentheses can be considered "Brackets" ; yet in reality, Brackets would come before Parentheses}, then Exponents, then "Multiplication then Division (from left to right as they occur in the problem) , then "Addition then Subtraction (from left to right as they occur in the problem) .
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As such:
Given: " 4² + 6 ÷ 2 " , we have:
"exponents", "addition" and "division" ;
So we can rewrite the problem as:
" (4²) + (6 ÷ 2) =
(4 * 4) + (3) =
(16) + (3) = 19 .
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The answer is: " 19 " .
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