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Algorithms: order matters

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Each step uses the result of the previous step.

Same numbers and operations, different order.
StartStepsResult
2+3, ×420
2×4, +311

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  1. 2 + 3 = 5After the first step, the current value is 5.
  2. 5 × 4 = 20The second step multiplies this new value.

Watch out: The verbal steps differ from 5 + 1 × 3. The whole procedure is (5 + 1) × 3.

Goal, prerequisites and card origin

What you will learn: Execute a short sequence of steps in order.

What you need first: Adding and multiplying whole numbers.

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Each step uses the result of the previous step.

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