document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=502961>Question 502961</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> does 4 + 9 divided by 3 - 2 simplify to 5? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "My Dear Aunt Sally - MDAS - Multiply, Divide, Add, Subtract so in this case you do the 9 divided by 3 first\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 + 9 / 3 - 2, since 9/3 = 3 this becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 + 3 - 2, Then you do the addition of 4 + 3 = 7, and this becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7 - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And finally the subtration, 7 - 2 = 5, so it simplifies to \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 </SPAN>\n" );
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