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Question 1
      Many stories are possible. Here is one of them:
George had $3 in his pocket. His best friend split up $20 into 5 equal parts and gave George one of the parts. On the way home George lost $1.
Question 2
      a) 1 + 2 x 3 + 4 + 5 x 6 + 7 x (2 + 3 x 4)  
Note:
3 x 4 is underlined TWICE, once for being part of the 7 x ( . . .) bundle and again for being a separate multiplication bundle (a simple bundle) inside the brackets.
b) The value of the expression is: 139
Question 3
      2 + 3 x 10 ÷ 6 - 4 x 1 + 28 ÷ 4 + 2 x [3 + 4 x (10 - 2 x 3)],
Way #1 (work out the simple multiplication bundles first & then process the brackets, etc.)
2 + 5 - 4 + 7 + 2 x [3 + 4 x (10 - 6)]
2 + 5 - 4 + 7 + 2 x [3 + 4 x 4]
2 + 5 - 4 + 7 + 2 x [3 + 16]
2 + 5 - 4 + 7 + 2 x 19
2 + 5 - 4 + 7 + 38
2 + 5 - 4 + 7 + 38
48
Way #2 (process from right to left, dealing with multiplication bundles in turn)
2 + 3 x 10 ÷ 6 - 4 x 1 + 28 ÷ 4 + 2 x [3 + 4 x (10 - 6)]
2 + 3 x 10 ÷ 6 - 4 x 1 + 28 ÷ 4 + 2 x [3 + 40 - 24]
2 + 3 x 10 ÷ 6 - 4 x 1 + 28 ÷ 4 + 2 x 19
2 + 3 x 10 ÷ 6 - 4 x 1 + 28 ÷ 4 + 38
2 + 3 x 10 ÷ 6 - 4 x 1 + 7 + 38
etc.
48