Evaluate 7 + 5 × (12 - 8) ÷ 2.

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Evaluate $7 + 5 \times (12 - 8) \div 2$ .

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Bracket first: $12 - 8 = 4$ .
Then multiplication and division left to right: $5 \times 4 = 20$ , $20 \div 2 = 10$ .
Finally $7 + 10 = 17$ .

Worth noting

Adding 7 and 5 first gives $12 \times 4 \div 2 = 24$ ; addition must wait until every multiplication and division is done.

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