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Understand parentheses in equations

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Solve:

2 + (6 − 3) − 3 =

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Solve:

6 + (9 − 7) + 1 =

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Always do operations inside parentheses first.

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Start with the operation in parentheses:

6 + (9 − 7) + 1 = ?

6 + 2 + 1 = ?

Then do the other operations:

6 + 2 + 1 = 9

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