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Translate the product of 3 and the sum of 5 and 2 into a numerical expression

 Jan 17, 2015

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For this problem, you need to indicate that you must add 5 and 2 together before you multiply by 3.

To show that the addition must be done first, place the addition inside parentheses.

This can be written either as  (5 + 2) x 3  or as   3 x (5 + 2).

Also, you needn't write the times sign because parentheses can mean multiplication, so this could be written as:  3(5 + 2)

 Jan 17, 2015
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Best Answer

For this problem, you need to indicate that you must add 5 and 2 together before you multiply by 3.

To show that the addition must be done first, place the addition inside parentheses.

This can be written either as  (5 + 2) x 3  or as   3 x (5 + 2).

Also, you needn't write the times sign because parentheses can mean multiplication, so this could be written as:  3(5 + 2)

geno3141 Jan 17, 2015

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