document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=927062>Question 927062</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My equation is    -20/5-(-3)^2   The answer I got using the order of operation is 5 but the algebra calculator says -13.  This answer requires me to divide before doing exponent. Why would I not use order of operation?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #562651 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=562651\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -20/5-(-3)^2 has the calculator thinking you mean <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-20%2F5-%28-3%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-20%2F5-%28-3%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "but what you really want is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-20%2F%285-%28-3%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-20%2F%285-%28-3%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so you need to enclose the denominator 5-(-3)^2 in parenthesis like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-20/(5-(-3)^2) </SPAN>\n" );
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