How do you simplify 0+50times1-60-60times0+100+50×1−60−60×0+10 using PEMDAS?

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Meave60
Mar 1, 2016

0+50xx1-60-60xx0+10=color(blue)00+50×1−60−60×0+10=0

Explanation:

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0+50xx1-60-60xx0+100+50×1−60−60×0+10

There are no parentheses or exponents, so we start with multiplication and division, moving from left to right.

50xx1=5050×1=50
-60xx0=0−60×0=0

Rewrite the expression.

50-60+0+1050−60+0+10

Simplify by adding and subtracting from left to right.

-10+10=0−10+10=0

EZ as pi
Sep 18, 2016

00

Explanation:

Count the number of terms first. Determine an answer for each term and these will be added or subtracted in the last line.

The zeros make the expression look more complicated.

" "color(red)(0)color(darkgreen)(+50xx1)color(magenta)(-60)color(blue)(-60xx0)color(tomato)(+10)" "larr 0+50×1−60−60×0+10 ← there are 5 terms

=" "color(red)(0)color(darkgreen)(+50)color(magenta)(-60)color(blue)(-0)color(tomato)(+10)" "larr 0+50−60−0+10 ← re-arrange and drop the zeros.

=" "color(darkgreen)(50)color(tomato)(+10)color(magenta)(-60)" "larr 50+10−60 ← moving all the add terms to the beginning
color(white)(xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)×××××××x makes for fewer errors

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