SOLUTION: In an equation, such as 8/2x6+6squared, can you divide before you multiply? It would make sense to. Otherwise the answer is 36.6666666666666 infinite.

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Question 500686: In an equation, such as 8/2x6+6squared, can you divide before you multiply? It would make sense to. Otherwise the answer is 36.6666666666666 infinite.
Answer by Flannery(124) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8%2F2%2A6%2B6%5E2
8%2F2%2A6%2B36
24%2B36
60
you're not really dividing, you're multiplying by the fraction 8/2
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