document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=466201>Question 466201</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Is this the place to ask about order of operations? I know PEMDAS but I've tried the probably 5 times and can't get it!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Evaluate 7[32 - 2(1 + 2)] ÷ 7 + 52. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The general rule is to clear the innermost parenthesis first and within each parenthesis, the order of operations is:exponentials, multiplication or division, addition or subtraction, starting from left to right.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7[32 - 2(1 + 2)] ÷ 7 + 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7[32 - 2 -4] ÷ 7 + 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7[26] ÷ 7 + 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "182 ÷ 7 + 52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26+52=78 </SPAN>\n" );
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