ACT Math 1.1 Pre-Algebra
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Pre-Algebra Drill 1, Problem 1. Calculate 23 + 53(7 – 4).
ACT Math | Pre-Algebra |
ACT Mathematics | Pre-Algebra |
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Pre-Algebra | Exponents and roots Numbers raised to positive integer powers The concept of exponents |
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See, like this thing.
Like... Mary's Violet Eyes Made John Stay Up Nights Pining.
So... this problem tests whether we can actually use the PEMDAS mantra.
First we deal with the parentheses and get 7 minus 4 is 3...
Then we take care of the exponents... 2 to the 3rd is 2 times 2 times 2,
which is 4 times 2, which is 8... which is great.
And 5 cubed is 5 times 5 times 5, which is 25 times 5, which is 125.
So now we have a mere multiplication problem -- 8 plus 125 times 3.
Since 125 times 3 is the "M" part of PEMDAS, we have to do it before doing any addition...
...and we get 125 times 3, which equals 375.
Now add 8 to get 383.
And the answer is... C.
As in "Chocolate tastes like History."