Determine the operation should be performed first in the expression 16 -: 8 x 2
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PEMDAS stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), and Addition and Subtraction (from left to right). In this expression, there are no parentheses or exponents, so we move on to multiplication and division. According to Show more…
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