document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171948>Question 171948</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My boyfriend and I were making up Algebra problems during a boring convention meal and ended up getting four different answers to this one.  It seems we have forgotten the Order of Operations.  (It's been a few years since either one of us was in school.)  What is the solution to this equation?  And, what is the order of operations?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7/4(6+6+6) = 30*4/3(5-6)X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Brenda and Lee<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #127039 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=127039\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 7/[4(6+6+6)] = [30*4/3](5-6)x I will assume that this is the problem. It is important to use parentheses to avoid confusion otherwise you are foced to make assumptions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/(4*18)=40x(-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7/72 = -40x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-.002431<BR>\n" );
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