Question

What is the value of the expression below? 8 + 24 / 2 X 6 - 4

Answer 1

8 + 24 / 2 X 6 - 4

following order of operations divide 24 by 2:

8 + 12 x 6 -4

Multiply 12 by 6:

8 + 72 -4

Add 8 and 72:

80-4

Subtract to get 76

Answer 2

RULE:

• PEMDAS:— Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

ANSWER:

On simplifying expression, we get

• 8 + 24/2 × 6 – 4

First is multiplication,

• 8 + 24 × 3 – 4
• 8 + 72 – 4

Now, Addition comes first

• 80 – 4
• 76.