How do you simplify #40 + 40 times 0 + 1 # using PEMDAS?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-14T18:32:15

#41#

#color(magenta)(40)color(blue)( + 40 times 0)color(red)( + 1) " there are 3 terms"#

Simplify each term to a single answer and then add or subtract in the last line.

#color(magenta)(40)color(blue)( +0)color(red)( + 1)#

=#41#

A common wrong answer is 1, obtained form simply working from left to right.

#40+40 = 80#

#80xx0 = 0#

#0+1 = 1#

In this case addition has been done before multiplication which is a more powerful operation and should be done first.