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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 	Evaluate {3(7 - 9) + 16}3 ÷ (-5) - 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Could you help me set the problem up? Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you know the meaning of PEMDAS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P---parentheses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E---exponents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M---multiplication<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D---division<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A---addition<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S---subtraction<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the order of operation you should follow in problems of the type you<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "={3(-2)+16}*3 / (-5) -24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= {10}*3 / (-5) -24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 30/(-5) -24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -6 - 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= -30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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