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Question

What is the effect of omitting parentheses when computing (5 × $$10^{3}) × (2$$ × $$10^{2}$$) / $$10^{2} on a $$calculator?

Accepted Answer

The operations may not be performed correctly, leading to a wrong answer

Answer

The calculator will give an error message

Answer

It will not affect the calculation

Answer

It will slow down the calculation

What is the effect of omitting parentheses when computing (5 × 103) × (2 × 102) / 102 on a calculator?