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2023 AMC 8 Problem 1

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1.

What is the value of $(8 \times 4 + 2) - (8 + 4 \times 2)?$

$0$

$6$

$10$

$18$

$24$

Answer: D

Concepts:order of operations

Difficulty rating: 370

Video solution:

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Written solution:

We can simplify this as follows.

$\begin{align*} (32 + 2) - (8 + 8) &= 34 - 16 \\ &= 18 \end{align*}$

Thus, D is the correct answer.

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