Jada needs to simplify the given expression. 50 minus 20 plus 5 times 2 point 5 divided by 4 Which operation should she perform first?

Use the order of operations: multiplication and division come before addition and subtraction, and operations of the same rank are done from left to right. In 50 − 20 + 5 × 2.5 ÷ 4, the multiplication 5 × 2.5 comes before the division, so she should perform multiplication first.

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