Evaluate 150 - 6 × 12 ÷ 3.

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Question 7

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Evaluate $150 - 6 \times 12 \div 3$ .

126Correct answerYour answer138Correct answerYour answer144Correct answerYour answer576Correct answerYour answer

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Multiplication and division first, left to right: $6 \times 12 = 72$ , $72 \div 3 = 24$ .
Then $150 - 24 = 126$ .

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Working strictly left to right from 150 gives $144 \times 12 \div 3 = 576$ , and 144 is only the first step, $150 - 6$ , done out of turn.

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