SOLUTION: How do I use the order of operations to simplify the expression 2(1/4 +1/3)+2

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Question 657402: How do I use the order of operations to simplify the expression
2(1/4 +1/3)+2
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

"PEMDAS", "Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction".

2(1/4 +1/3)+2   || Parentheses: %281%2F4%2B1%2F3%29+=+3%2F12+%2B+4%2F12+=+7%2F12

2%2A%287%2F12%29+%2B+2  ||Multiplication

7%2F6+%2B+12%2F6+=+19%2F6+=+3%261%2F6  || Addition