document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1150813>Question 1150813</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8÷2(2+2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In the given expression, in the part \"2(2+2)\" there is an implied multiplication.  An expression written just before a set of parentheses without showing any operator symbol means there is a multiplication there.  So rewrite the expression as \"8÷2*(2+2)\"<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "PEMDAS:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) Parentheses<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) Exponents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) Multiplication and Division, left to right<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) Addition and Subtraction, left to right<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In your example...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) There is an expression in parentheses; simplify it first<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) There are no exponents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) All that is left is multiplication and division; perform those operations in order, left to right<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tutor @MathTherapy is right -- in the example shown by the other tutor the multiplication and division are NOT done left to right, as required....<br><BR>\n" );
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