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In such cases follow BODMAS RULE
- B- BRACKET
- O-Of
- D-division
- M-multiplication
- A- Addition
- S-Subtraction

If no bracket is there we start from left to right
25*8÷50÷2
Let's convert all divide into multication to avoid confusion

=25*8*1/50*1/2
=2

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The only operations here are multiplication and division.
So, we simply perform the operations from left to right.
25*8÷50÷2 = 200÷50÷2
= 4÷2
= 2

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In such cases follow BODMAS RULE
- B- BRACKET
- O-Of
- D-division
- M-multiplication
- A- Addition
- S-Subtraction

If no bracket is there we start from left to right
25*8÷50÷2
Let's convert all divide into multication to avoid confusion

=25*8*1/50*1/2
=2

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In BODMAS ...division occurs before multiplication. so why you did multiplication first ? please clarify....
i see this equation as 25 x 8/50/2 = 8
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himanshu1105 Division and multiplication ranks equally in BODMAS , so we usually go from left to right.
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Division could be converted into fraction form. Everything gets cancelled and no calculations are required.

\(25*8/50/2 = 25*\frac{8}{\frac{50}{2}} = 25*\frac{8*2}{50} = 8\)
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What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2
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Division could be converted into fraction form. Everything gets cancelled and no calculations are required.

\(25*8/50/2 = 25*\frac{8}{\frac{50}{2}} = 25*\frac{8*2}{50} = 8\)
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But this is incorrect!
25*8 =200
200/50=4
4/2=2. Answer is 2
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What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2
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Division could be converted into fraction form. Everything gets cancelled and no calculations are required.

\(25*8/50/2 = 25*\frac{8}{\frac{50}{2}} = 25*\frac{8*2}{50} = 8\)
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Hi VeritasKarishma,

May be there has been a small oversight by you in this solution, I also arrived at this answer and was corrected.
Please confirm if 8 is indeed the correct answer or is it 2. Thank you.
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What is the value of 25*8÷50÷2
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Division could be converted into fraction form. Everything gets cancelled and no calculations are required.

\(25*8/50/2 = 25*\frac{8}{\frac{50}{2}} = 25*\frac{8*2}{50} = 8\)

Hi VeritasKarishma,

May be there has been a small oversight by you in this solution, I also arrived at this answer and was corrected.
Please confirm if 8 is indeed the correct answer or is it 2. Thank you.
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Yes, you are right. Addition and subtraction are equally ranked and multiplication and division are equally ranked so we go from left to right. So the 2 has to be in denominator only.

(25*8)/50 *(1/2) = 4/2 = 2
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Recall that with PEMDAS, with multiplication and division, we work from left to right. So, we have:

200 ÷ 50 ÷ 2 = 4 ÷ 2 = 2

Answer: A
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I did it this way:

25 * 1/8 * 1/50 * 1/2 = 2

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