Beth says 20-5x3 is 45, pat says 20-5x3 is 5. who is right?​

Pat is right

Step-by-step explanation:

first multiply/divide then add/subtract,

Beth: 20 - 15 = 45 => 5 ≠ 45

Pat: 20 - 15 = 5 => 5 = 5

Pat

Step-by-step explanation:

There is only one correct answer. To find it, you must follow the correct order of operations.

There is a subtraction and a multiplication. There are no parentheses.

The rule is that you must do the multiplication before the subtraction.

20 - 5 * 3 =

= 20 - 15

= 5

In order to get Beth's answer, you'd have to do the subtraction first. If there were parentheses like this: (20 - 5) * 3, then you'd do the subtraction first getting 15 * 3 which is 45, but the problem has no parentheses, so the correct answer is 5.

The correct answer is 5, and Pat is correct.

Pat

eve and marks ratios are equivalent

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