ECZ 2014 · O-Level Paper 1 — Computer and Calculator

Evaluate 14 + 3(7 − 2) − 2 × 5.

  • A. 54
  • B. 19
  • C. 29
  • D. 9

Verified working — step 1

Brackets first: 7 − 2 = 5. Then the multiplications: 3 × 5 = 15 and 2 × 5 = 10. Finally 14 + 15 − 10 = …

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