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Evaluate: 27 - 16 + 5

publish date: 2025/11/04 20:02:8.373497 UTC

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Answer = 1($)

Correct Answer

(1) 16

Explanation

We will perform the subtraction first and add 5 to that result.  The operations of addition and subtraction must be performed as they occur from left to right.

We will write the steps of the solution in horizontal form.

27 - 16 + 5 = 11  + 5 = 16

Caution! When making the calculation in Example 10, we must perform the subtraction first.  if the addition is done first, we get the incorrect answer 6.

27 -16 + 5 = 27 - 21 = 6 (❌ is a wrong answer)

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