SOLUTION: kelly telephoned brook about a homework problem. Kelly said Four plus three times two is 14,isnt it? brook replied, No its 10. did someone make a mistake?can you explain where the

SOLUTION: kelly telephoned brook about a homework problem. Kelly said Four plus three times two is 14,isnt it? brook replied, No its 10. did someone make a mistake?can you explain where the

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Question 153798: kelly telephoned brook about a homework problem. Kelly said Four plus three times two is 14,isnt it? brook replied, No its 10. did someone make a mistake?can you explain where these two answer came from?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4+3*2=4+6=10 no parenthesis.
(4+3)2=7*2=14 with parenthesis.
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