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Grade 5ChallengeOrder of Operations

Order of Operations · Challenge problem

Each box in 2 □ 3 □ 4 □ 52 \ \square\ 3 \ \square\ 4 \ \square\ 5 is filled with either ++ or ×\times, and the usual order of operations is used. Of all the results you can get, what is the second largest?