Which operation should you perform first to evaluate the following expression?
$20 - 40 \div 3 \times 6$

Subtraction

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Division

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Solution

The correct option is D Division
As per the order of PMDAS, we simplify the terms in parentheses first.
There are no parentheses in the given expression.
$20 - 40 \div 3 - ----- - \times 6$
Since division operation comes first as we move from the left to right, we will evaluate the division operation first in the expression.

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