document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=94342>Question 94342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> AHi. I was wondering if I could recieve help on the following problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I know you do order of operations, but  I do not know if it matters if I multiply or divide first after I get the exponent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 - 4^2 divided by 8 x 3 + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What I did was get 4 -16 divided by 8 x 3 + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then if I multiplied first, I would get 4 - 16 divided by 24 + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then I would get 4 - 2/3 + 6. Then I'd get 9 and 1/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On my calculator I got 4, but that would only work if I divided before I multiplied. I know division and multiplication are inverse opperations, so would it be okay if I divided first and got 4 as the answer?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #68681 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=68681\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tip #1 don't use x for a times sign. Use *<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then you wont get the x's in your problems mixed up with your times signs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tip #2 use brackets ( ) or [ ] etc. to avoid confusion. Eg: 8*3+6 could be      8(3+6).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Whether you do multipliction or division 1st doesn't make any difference but the way you set up the problem does.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you want to divide 1st (4-16)/((8*3)+6)) is the way to set it up.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the calculator will give -0.4 as the answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With pencil and paper we do the operations inside the brackets 1st.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4-16)=-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(8*3)=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(24+6)=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12/30=-0.4<BR>\n" );
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