document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254587>Question 254587</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> order of operation for (3/4-2/3)+(1/2+1/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "order of operation for 1/2+(2/3 div by 3/4)-(4/5*5/6) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "PEMDAS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "parentheses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "exponents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplication<BR>\n" );
document.write( "division<BR>\n" );
document.write( "addition <BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify and combine what is inside each set of the parentheses first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then everything else will look simple.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so start with the first set of parentheses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3/4-2/3)+(1/2+1/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 1/2+(2/3 div by 3/4)-(4/5*5/6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you have to subtract fractions that don't have the same denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(3/4-2/3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for the first two you have denominators of 3 and 4 so you need 12ths\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/2+1/3) here you have denominators of 2 and 3 so need 6 but you will be adding to 12th's so it might be better to use 12th's here too\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "second problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 1/2+(2/3 div by 3/4)-(4/5*5/6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First thing is divide one fraction by another.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do you remember the trick for that?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take the second fraction and invert it (turn it upside down ) so now you have 3/4 turned over to 4/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so now you multiply 2/3*4/3 which is the same as 2/3/3/4 and easier to deal with\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "next you have to multiply 4/5*5/6 that is simple enough you get to cancel out a couple numbers here and reduce it\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now rewrite the fractions with the new results and see what you have.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It should all look easy now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let me know how you do </SPAN>\n" );
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