document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=888563>Question 888563</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you do order of operations on 1/4+1/2*2/5 ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #537463 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=537463\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> exponentiation and roots is done first.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiplication and division is done next.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "addition and subtraction is done next.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you scan left to right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you solve left to right in the order indicated above.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your expression is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/4+1/2*2/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you have multiplication and division that needs to be done first left to right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/4 = .25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2*2/5 = .2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your expression becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".25 + .2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "addition is done next.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".25 + .2 = .45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you're done.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you're expression is equal to .45\r<BR>\n" );
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