How do you simplify $8/2 (3 + 1)$ using order of operations?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-09T22:40:39

$16$

$8/2(3+1)$

Here are the order of operations (left to right);
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Following this image, we know that the first thing to do is simplify the things inside the parenthesis:
$8/2(4)$

Now multiplication/division:
$4(4)$

$=16$

Hope this helps!

Answer 2 · 2018-07-09T23:03:12

$16$

The parenthesis simplify to $4$ , which now leaves us with

$8/2(4)$

$8/2$ simplifies to $4$ , and we're left with

$4*4=16$

Hope this helps!

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