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Is an opening or closing parenthesis used to indicate multiplication?

This question was on my test and I wanted to know if I got it right. The question was: True or false, an opening or closing parenthesis can be used to indicate multiplication. I guessed and put down false. Which is it, and if it is false, why? Thank you!

true

you can put a variable next to a number to indicate multiplication, such as 5a
it is the same thing as that, except you are using a number instead of a variable

say 5(5) was the multiplication problem
it could be written as 5 x 5 or 5(5).. same thing, it doesnt make a difference,

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2 Responses to “Is an opening or closing parenthesis used to indicate multiplication?”

  1. dusty32 Says:
    November 24th, 2009 at 10:42 pm

    answer is true.

    4(3x - 2) –> 4 is being multiplied by what is inside the ( ) and it is next to opening parenthesis.

    (2x - 4)6 –> 6 is being multiplied by what is inside the () and is next to the closing parenthesis
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  2. Puppy Says:
    November 24th, 2009 at 11:16 pm

    true

    you can put a variable next to a number to indicate multiplication, such as 5a
    it is the same thing as that, except you are using a number instead of a variable

    say 5(5) was the multiplication problem
    it could be written as 5 x 5 or 5(5).. same thing, it doesnt make a difference,
    References :

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