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Originally Posted by yungchris504
What are you talking about?Originally Posted by usainboltisfast
So now distribution goes before solving whats in the parenthesis?Originally Posted by yungchris504
What are you talking about. I distributed the 2 to the 2 and 3. how about this to make it easier
10 x 2 (2+3) = 10 x ( 2*2 + 2*3) = 10 x ( 4 +6) = 10 x 10 = 100 (check again)
I am not sure if you know that when you see communitive property with multiplication it always means distribution. The only time that isn't the case is if it is division inside the parenthesis or multiplication.
It does not matter the order (in this particular problem that has both communitive and distributive properties) I solve the problem it only matters that the answer is correct which I proved to you.
So order of operations doesnt matter as long as the answer is right?
Look at the proper steps in the question you ALWAYS have to simplify whats in the parenthesis first before moving on. You are basically disagreeing with order of operations by doing anything else.