Doritos Challenge

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What is the order of operations in mathematics?

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The order of operations is a set of rules that determines the sequence in which calculations are performed. The common acronym is PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

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What does the term 'division' mean in mathematics?

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Division is the process of determining how many times one number is contained within another. It is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic.

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What is the result of adding a number to zero?

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Adding a number to zero gives the same number. This is known as the identity property of addition.

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What does the term 'multiplication' mean in mathematics?

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Multiplication is the process of adding a number to itself a certain number of times. It is one of the four basic operations of arithmetic.

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What is the distributive property in mathematics?

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The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac. It allows you to multiply a number by a sum by distributing the multiplication across the addends.

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What is the commutative property of addition?

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The commutative property of addition states that changing the order of the addends does not change the sum. For example, a + b = b + a.