Reba needs to simplify the following expression. 6 and 1 half plus 3 point 5 times 2 minus 7 divided by 3 Which operation should she perform first?

Use the order of operations: multiplication and division are done before addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division are handled from left to right. In the expression, 3.5 × 2 appears before 7 ÷ 3, so Reba should perform multiplication first. The correct choice is multiplication.

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