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505-555 (Easy)|   Arithmetic|            
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According to BODMAS, Bracket will get the first priority,

So, 4-5 = -1
Then, 3-(-1)+6 = 10
Then, 2 -(10)+7 = -1
At last, 1-(-1) = 2

Hence, D



so At first we do subtraction and then addition ?
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According to BODMAS, Bracket will get the first priority,

So, 4-5 = -1
Then, 3-(-1)+6 = 10
Then, 2 -(10)+7 = -1
At last, 1-(-1) = 2

Hence, D



so At first we do subtraction and then addition ?
Hi dave13,

Remember BODMAS/PEDMAS:

BODMAS: Bracket, Of, Division, Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction
PEDMAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction
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