Parts of a mathematical expression may be grouped with ____________ to force some operations to be performed before others.
A) parentheses
B) double quotation marks
C) braces
D) semicolons

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Parentheses are used to group parts of a mathematical expression in order to indicate which operations should be carried out before others. This is known as the order of operations, or PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, Addition and Subtraction).

Parts of a Mathematical Expression May Be Grouped with ____________