document.write( "Question 892318: 15+35/5*8+12-7*4/2-6+ \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #540440 by LinnW(1048)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 15+35/5*8+12-7*4/2-6+ \n" ); document.write( "The first operations involve multiplication \n" ); document.write( "and division. \n" ); document.write( "for 35/5*8 , the division takes place first \n" ); document.write( "since we want to go left to right with operations \n" ); document.write( "at the same level. \n" ); document.write( "This will produce 7*8 \n" ); document.write( "which = 56. \n" ); document.write( "***************** \n" ); document.write( "Now consider 7*4/2. Here multiplication takes \n" ); document.write( "place first since we need to go left to right \n" ); document.write( "7*4/2 = 28/2 = 14 \n" ); document.write( "***************** \n" ); document.write( "Now back to the original expression, \n" ); document.write( "15+35/5*8+12-7*4/2-6+ \n" ); document.write( "15+56+12-14-6 \n" ); document.write( "Now going left to right \n" ); document.write( "71+12-14-6 \n" ); document.write( "83-14-6 \n" ); document.write( "69-6 \n" ); document.write( "63 \n" ); document.write( " |