document.write( "Question 500686: In an equation, such as 8/2x6+6squared, can you divide before you multiply? It would make sense to. Otherwise the answer is 36.6666666666666 infinite. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "you're not really dividing, you're multiplying by the fraction 8/2
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