document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=8204>Question 8204</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=32  b=45  c=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ab / 6c = ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Would you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32x45=1440<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x5=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1440/30=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or <BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 x 45= 1440<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1440/6=240x5=1200 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "So, it's <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a times b divided by 6 multiplied by c, which is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32 x 45 / 6 x 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your second calculation is correct [1200]. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note: if the author wanted to do the multiplication first, the expression would have been <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ab/(6c), read \"a times b divided by the quantity 6 times c.\" </SPAN>\n" );
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