How do you evaluate $12-8div2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-02T05:27:02

$8$

Count the number of terms first. There are two terms:

Simplify each to a single answer which can be added or subtracted in the last step.

Do the division fisrt

$color(blue)(12" ")color(red)(-" "8div2)$
$color(white)(aaaaaaaaaaa)darr$
$=color(blue)(12" ")color(red)(-" "4)$

$=8$

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