document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=768986>Question 768986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help solve these equation: Perform the operations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a)    4 + [(20 ÷ 4) × 2] + [(2 × 12) ÷ 4]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b)    [(4 + 20) ÷ (4 × 2)] + [(2 × 12) ÷ 4]<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 #468600 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=468600\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Order of Operations is very important when simplifying expressions and equations. The Order of Operations is a standard that defines the order in which you should simplify different operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Parentheses and Brackets -- Simplify the inside of parentheses and brackets before you deal with the exponent (if any) of the set of parentheses or remove the parentheses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. Exponents -- Simplify the exponent of a number or of a set of parentheses before you multiply, divide, add, or subtract it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.Multiplication and Division -- Simplify multiplication and division in the order that they appear from left to right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. Addition and Subtraction -- Simplify addition and subtraction in the order that they appear from left to right.\r<BR>\n" );
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