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document.write( "16-{15-[2(5+2)-4]+6}\r\n" );
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document.write( "Look for the innermost parentheses, (5+2)\r\n" );
document.write( "Replace the (5+2) by (7). You cannot remove the ( ) because\r\n" );
document.write( "they are needed to show the multiplication. Copy everything \r\n" );
document.write( "else over:\r\n" );
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document.write( "16-{15-[2(7)-4]+6}\r\n" );
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document.write( "Look for the innermost parentheses [2(7)-4] \r\n" );
document.write( "Multiplication comes before subtraction, so multiply the 2(7).\r\n" );
document.write( "Replace the 2(7) by 14. Copy everything else over:\r\n" );
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document.write( "16-{15-[14-4]+6}\r\n" );
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document.write( "Look for the innermost parentheses: [14-4]\r\n" );
document.write( "Replace [14-4] by [10], and then you can drop the [ ] and just\r\n" );
document.write( "put 10 because there is just one number and it is not multiplied \r\n" );
document.write( "by anything. Copy everything else over:\r\n" );
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document.write( "16-{15-10+6}\r\n" );
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document.write( "Look for the innermost (the only!) parentheses: {15-10+6}\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is a subtraction and an addition. Subtractions and additions\r\n" );
document.write( "are done in the order of left to right. The subtraction comes first\r\n" );
document.write( "going left to right. Replace 15-10 by 5. Copy everything else over:\r\n" );
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document.write( "16-{5+6}\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace the {5+6} by {11}. and the you can drop the { } and just\r\n" );
document.write( "put 11 because there is just one number and it is not multiplied \r\n" );
document.write( "by anything.Copy eveything else over:\r\n" );
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document.write( "16-11\r\n" );
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document.write( "Replace that by\r\n" );
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document.write( "5\r\n" );
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