Question

Jerome tries to find the value of the expression 3-6+5 by first applying the commutative property. He rewrites the expression as 3-5+6. Explain what is wrong with jerome's approach.

Answer 1

Remember BODMAS
B-Brackets first then
O-order of processes
D-Divide
M-Multiply
A-Add
S-Subtract
It should be rewritten as 6+5-3