document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=837377>Question 837377</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4+1+6x3=x which do you work this problem from lelf to right or right to lelf? when i went to school we work lelf to right , has this changed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct way is to use the order of operations, which states that operations within parentheses and exponents take precedence over multiplication and division, which take precedence over addition and subtraction (known as PEMDAS). You would do 6 x 3 = 18 first, and then add left-to-right: 4+1+18 = 23. </SPAN>\n" );
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