document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=543271>Question 543271</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the answer to 5(9+3)-3x4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #354797 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lmeeks54><B>lmeeks54(111)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lmeeks54><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=lmeeks54><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=354797\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This problem is checking to see if you understand the order of operations (also called operator precedence).  The precedence is recognized as:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "operations inside parenthesis or brackets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "exponents and roots<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplication and division (in order they appear)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "addition and subtraction (in order they appear)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This means, do what is found inside parenthesis first, then do exponentiation next, then multiplication and division in order from left to right, then addtion and subtraction in order from left to right.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 * (9 + 3) - 3 * 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we do the 9 + 3 (= 12) and then multiply it by 5 (= 60)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then we do the 3 * 4 (= 12) and subtract it from the 60 we already computed (= 48)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer to this problem is 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
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