document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1112907>Question 1112907</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which step should be performed first when simplifying 18 - 3 + 11 * 2 + 5?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 - 3 or 11 * 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think it’s 11 * 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "PEMDAS -- Parentheses, Exponents, Multiply, Divide, Add, Subtract </SPAN>\n" );
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