The expression is
.
a.
\Place the parentheses in the expression so that the value of it is
.
Place the parentheses around
.
Thus,
.
Check the solution by evaluating the expression.
\First operation is evaluate inside of the parenthesis
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(Subtract:
)
Next operation is division.
\
(Divide:
)
Next operation is addition.
\
(Add:
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Therefore, the new expression is
.
b.
\Place different parentheses in the expression to find an answer other than
.
Thus,
.
Check the solution by evaluating the expression.
\First operation is evaluate inside of the parenthesis
\
(Divide:
)
Next operation is subtraction.
\
(Subtract:
)
Next operation is addition.
\
(Add:
)
Therefore, the new expression is
.
a. The placed the parentheses and the new expression is
.
b. The placed the parentheses and the new expression is
.