document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=836255>Question 836255</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3+(3-5)^2/2(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I seemed to get confused on the order of operations in order to evaluate this. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The steps I took were<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply 2(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract (3-5)^2 then multiply, then divide the answer, but I doesn't seem correct to me. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is where I've gotten confused. May I please get some assistance?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is a poorly written problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It might have looked good in the book but when you present it on here, you need to use many parentheses </SPAN>\n" );
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