document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=915588>Question 915588</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the ? In the following equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20+5×(?+6)-12÷2=64 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Because * and / have preference over + and -,  we need to divide 12/2.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "               20 + 5*(? +6) -6 =64 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine 20 -6   to get  5(?+6) +14 = 64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 14              5(?+6) =50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 5               ? + 6 = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 6                 ? = 4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check                      64= 64 </SPAN>\n" );
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