SOLUTION: what is 42 divided by 6 times 9 and how do you get the answer? I keep getting a really long decimal

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Question 785063: what is 42 divided by 6 times 9 and how do you get the answer? I keep getting a really long decimal
Answer by josgarithmetic(39800) About Me  (Show Source):
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Assuming the operator precedence for multiplications and divisions is strictly from left to right, you would work it this way:
42/6*9
7*9
63