document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=43366>Question 43366</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone help me solve this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  I need to evaluate the following problem and need to use the order of operations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   4 - (-3) + 1/2-2 divided by (-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   Thanks,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   Ashley </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You will need to apply the order of operations which is the order in which a problem is solved.   The abbreviation P.E.M.D.A.S. will give you the correct order to follow:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = Parenthesis first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = Exponents or radicals next<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M or D = Multiplication or Division (whichever comes first)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A or S = Addition or Subtraction (whichever comes first)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Starting from left to right, you should see that this problem only involves three operations: subtraction, addition, and division. To make it easier, convert the fraction to a decimal.: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4- (-3) + 0.50 - 2/-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "According to PEMDAS, perform addition or subtraction in the order in which it occurs.  The subtraction was changed to addition using the rules for adding or subtracting integers*:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4+3+0.50-2/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7+.50-2/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7.50-2/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.50/-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, perform multiplication or division which ever occurs first. Since there is no multiplication, divide:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.50/-2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2.75<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*Rules for adding or subtracting integers:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When adding integers with the same sign (both negative or both positive), add the absolute values and take the common sign.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When adding integers with different signs (one is positive and the other is negative), subtract the absolute values and take the sign of the larger integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When subtracting, change the operation to addition and change the sign of the second integer.  Than follow the rules of adding integers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Example:  4-(-3)= 4+ (+3) = +7\r<BR>\n" );
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