document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150997>Question 150997</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why is it necessary to  study the order of operations and the laws of operations before you begin solving equations? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #110938 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=110938\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's look at this from a different point of view. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why is it important to know which order to run the bases in baseball before playing a real game? Why is it important to know the rules of football before playing?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You need to know the rules because without them, you will 'make it up as you go along'. Without a defined set of rules, you end up with different answers for the same question. And math isn't like that. 2 + 2 is always 4. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you don't know the rules, and the order you execute them, you end up getting different answers for the same equation.  </SPAN>\n" );
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