standard_description: Write simple expressions that record calculations with numbers, and interpret numerical expressions without evaluating them. For example, express the calculation “add 8 and 7, then multiply by 2” as 2 × (8 + 7). Recognize that 3 × (18932 + 921) is three times as large as 18932 + 921, without having to calculate the indicated sum or product.
problem_activity: Task
State the meaning of each of the following expressions and draw a picture that represents it.
$$(3\times5)+4$$
$$3\times(5+4)$$
State the meaning of this expression:
$$3\times5+4$$
How do you know?
State the meaning of each of the following expressions and draw a picture that represents it.
$$(3+5)\times4$$
$$3+(5\times4)$$
State the meaning of this expression:
$$3+5\times4$$
How do you know?


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