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Then find the value.  \n5. 2 + (5 + 4) =   8. 7 + 3 x 2 =    \n6. (9-3) + 2 =   9. (8 – 2) x 3 =   7. 4 x (2 + 3) =   10. 10-4 + 2 =    \nPart C – Does It Change the Answer?  \nFor each problem:  \n• Fill in the two expressions.  \n• Solve both.  \n• Decide if the answers are the same or different.  \n11. ) Lena has 3 bags of marbles. Each bag has 4 marbles. Then she gets 2 more marbles.  \n• Expression A (3 bags of 4, then + 2):  \n3 x 4 + 2 =    \n• Expression B (3 times the total of 4 + 2):  \n3 x (4 + 2) =    \nAre the answers the same or different? →    \n12. ) A class has 5 groups of 3 students. Then 4 more students join the class.  \n• Expression A (5 groups of 3, then + 4):  \n5 x 3 + 4 =    \n• Expression B (5 times the total of 3 + 4):  \n5 x (3 + 4) =    \nAre the answers the same or different? →    \n2  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \nANSWER KEY  \nPart A – Same Numbers, Different Grouping  \n1.)  \n• a) 11  \n• b) 14  \n• Greater: b  \n2.)  \n• a) 11  \n• b) 1  \n• Greater: a  \n3.)  \n• a) 12  \n• b) 18  \n• Greater: b  \n4.)  \n• a) 14  \n• b) 8  \n• Greater: a  \nPart B – What Do You Do First?  \n5. 11 6. 8 7. 20 8. 13 9. 18  \n10. 8  \nPart C – Does It Change the Answer?  \n11.)  \n• Expression A: 14  \n• Expression B: 18  \n• Same or different? different  \n12.)  \n• Expression A: 19  \n• Expression B: 35  \n• Same or different? different  \nMashup Math LLC | Al[l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at ](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)[www.mashupmath.com](l Rights Reserved | Get More K-12 Math Worksheets at www.mashupmath.com)  \n3","cbCaig8Nn4u6QUmf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaig8Nn4u6QUmf","pdf",920450,"English","# Part A – Same Numbers, Different Grouping\n## Compare which answer is greater\n# Part B – What Do You Do First?\n## Circle the part to do first\n# Part C – Does It Change the Answer?\n## Compare Expression A and Expression B","[{\"question\":\"What do parentheses help you do in a number sentence?\",\"answer\":\"Parentheses tell you what to do first in a number sentence.\"},{\"question\":\"How does Part A differ between the two expressions?\",\"answer\":\"Part A uses the same numbers but changes how they are grouped with parentheses, then asks which answer is greater.\"},{\"question\":\"In Part C, how should you decide whether the answers are the same or different?\",\"answer\":\"Solve both expressions, then determine if the final answers match or differ.\"}]","Intro to Parentheses - Compare With and Without - Part A Same Numbers, Different Grouping | PDF",1790130799]