SOLUTION: Hi, I just need to make sure I am doing these problems correctly. Could someone please help? 13 + 30 divided by 5 - 5 Would the answer be 14?

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Question 617708: Hi, I just need to make sure I am doing these problems correctly. Could someone please help?
13 + 30 divided by 5 - 5
Would the answer be 14?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
13 + 30 / 5 - 5 = 13 + 6 - 5 = 19 - 5 = 14
looks like you did it right.
multiplies and divides are done ahead of adds and subtracts.
the expression is equivalent to:
13 + (30/5) - 5
expressions within parentheses are done ahead of expressions not in parentheses.
looks like you did it right.
first you do the 30/5 to get 6
then you add 13 + 6 to get 19 (working from left to right)
then you subtract 5 to get 14.