Algebra II : Elementary Operations

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Algebra II

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Example Questions

Example Question #5 : Multiplication And Division

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Explanation:

When dividing, focus on the first digit in the dividend with the divisor.  can go into  only one time. So put the  on top of the  and the  goes under the . Then, take the difference which is . Then bring down the next digit in the dividend which is . Next, figure out if  goes into  which is  times  is  which means we get a difference of zero and so  divides evenly with  to give us a final answer of 

Example Question #2 : Multiplication And Division

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Explanation:

When multiplying, you can draw out a grid.

Have three rows and five columns and these should create little boxes.

Count them up individually and you should get 

Example Question #2321 : Mathematical Relationships And Basic Graphs

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Explanation:

When dividing, you draw out  circles.

Then circle  circles and that would be one set.

Once most or all the circles are covered, count out the sets.

There should be 

Example Question #11 : Multiplication And Division

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When multiplying with more than a single digit, focus on the ones digiit before the tens digit.  is . The  is written down but the  is carried over to the tens digit. Then we multiply  and  which is  but with the  that was carried over, we add it to the  which makes . Final answer is 

Example Question #12 : Multiplication And Division

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Remember PEMDAS, the acronym which stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction. This is the order of operations we need to adhere to.

Multiplication comes before addition.

So multiply out  and  which is .

Then finally add that with  to get the final answer of 

Example Question #13 : Multiplication And Division

What is 

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Explanation:

Remember PEMDAS, the acronym that stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction. This is the order of operations we need to adhere to when doing any arithmetic.

Division comes before subtraction.

So divide out  and  which is .

Then, subtract that with  to get the final answer of .

Example Question #11 : Multiplication And Division

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Remember PEMDAS, the acronym that stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, and Subtraction. This is the order of operations we need to adhere to when doing any arithmetic.

The parentheses go first so do what's inside the parentheses.

The sum of and  is .

Then we multiply that with  to get the final answer of 

Example Question #111 : Elementary Operations

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This question is testing your knowledge of the order of operations.

Do the multiplication/division parts of the question first, then addition/subtraction (in this case, only subtraction).

Example Question #13 : Multiplication And Division

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To simply , notice that there are variables that can be cancelled out.  

Another option is to multiply through the numerator and the denominator, and then reduce.

Remember when their are exponents in the numerator and denominator with the same base you subtract the denominator from the numerator.

Example Question #12 : Multiplication And Division

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Explanation:

Following the order of operations, let's do all the parenthesis first.  Within the parenthesis, we still follow the order of operations, and complete the exponential before doing the addition:

Now we can go through and do all the multiplication and division. Remember, we can't divide through the addition signs, so we'll leave that for later.

Now we can do the addition/subtraction:

Because we're dealing with fractions, it would help if we simplified:

 

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