SOLUTION: Explain how the Order of Operations facilitates in solving problems involving exponents. Discuss the variations you get in the answers if the Order of Operations is not followed in

Question 192570: Explain how the Order of Operations facilitates in solving problems involving exponents. Discuss the variations you get in the answers if the Order of Operations is not followed in such problems. Provide an example to support your explanation.
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
without order of operation answers would be all over the map. One wouldnt know which operation to perform 1st, inbetween and , lastly.
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take this problem for instance:
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if we just perform the operations as we come to them we would get:
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but if done in proper order the exponent would be done first followed by multiplcation and lastly(addition and subtraction)all left to right
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