How do you evaluate #96+ 53- 18- 88#?
1 Answer
Apr 3, 2017
Explanation:
When we see an expression like this to evaluate, the first thing we want to do is look for traps that can lead us away from the correct answer. These could be brackets or
Fortunately there are none here. There are only
1) Add first then subtract:
2) Subtract the two larger numbers, then the two smaller, then add the remaining results:
So we arrive at the same answer using either method.