document.write( "Question 1029295: A math problem states, evaluate 24/(6 • 2). Monica keys in 24 divided by 6 times 2 and assumes the answer of 8 displayed on her calculator is correct. However, the correct answer is 2. What mistake did she make? What should she have done differently? What process should she use to solve this type of equation? \n" ); document.write( "

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A math problem states, evaluate 24/(6 • 2). Monica keys in 24 divided by 6 times 2 and assumes the answer of 8 displayed on her calculator is correct. However, the correct answer is 2.
\n" ); document.write( "What mistake did she make?
\n" ); document.write( "She divided 24 by 6 to get 4; she then multiplied 4*2 to get 8
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\n" ); document.write( "What should she have done differently?
\n" ); document.write( "Evaluate the contents of the parentheses to get 24/(12)
\n" ); document.write( "Then divide to get 2
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\n" ); document.write( "What process should she use to solve this type of problem?
\n" ); document.write( "PEMDAS:
\n" ); document.write( "Parentheses
\n" ); document.write( "Exponents
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply and Divide as they occur from left to right.
\n" ); document.write( "Add and Subtract as they occur from left to rightl.
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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