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Insert brackets and operation signs

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Learn it Brackets change which operation happens first. Try each option and use BEDMAS to check which one gives the target.

Example: Put brackets in $8 - 2 \times 3 + 1$ to make 24.

  1. Without brackets: $8 - 6 + 1 = 3$.
  2. Try $(8 - 2) \times (3 + 1) = 6 \times 4 = 24$ ✓.
  3. Answer: $(8 - 2) \times (3 + 1)$.

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