SOLUTION: I am not sure what order to do this equation. I have just re enrolled in College after many years. This is an economic question that requires algebraic skills. I do not remember wh

Question 51666: I am not sure what order to do this equation. I have just re enrolled in College after many years. This is an economic question that requires algebraic skills. I do not remember what the order of Add, Subtract, Multiply and Divide is. Could you please help? Thanks,
Paul
D=1000+.20*10,000-10*50-20*P

Answer by THANApHD(104) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Its the order, BODMAS
B-brackets/braces/parentheses
O-Of
D-division
M-multipliction
A-addition
S-substraction.
This is the arithmatic order.
So U start from the multiplication
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