How do you use the order of operations to answer #18200xx100-:91000#?

2 Answers
Oct 4, 2015

The answer #20#.

Explanation:

Since you are only multiplying and dividing, you complete the operations as you move from left to right.

First
#18,200xx100=1,820,000#

Second
#1,820,000-:91,000=20#

Oct 4, 2015

I found #20#

Explanation:

Write it as:
#18,200*100/(91,000)=#
Let us get rid of some zeros:
#=18,2cancel(00)*100/(91,0cancel(00))=#
More zero...
#=182(10cancel(0))/(91cancel(0))=1820/91=20#