SOLUTION: Can you please explain how you would work this problem out I just don't understand the whol please excuse my dear aunt sally, but since multiplication goes before division why is i

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Question 431771: Can you please explain how you would work this problem out I just don't understand the whol please excuse my dear aunt sally, but since multiplication goes before division why is it that on this equation you will have to divide before you do your multiplication. Im so confused....please help me understand this....
35(41-33)�8-11+17

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, richard1234:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
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35(41-33)�8-11+17
Is it 35(41-33)�(8-11+17) ?
Or (35(41-33)�8) - 11+17 ?

Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Actually you have to multiply first before dividing:

35(41 - 33) � 8 - 11 + 17
35(8) � 8 - 11 + 17
35 - 11 + 17
= 41

Multiplying and dividing typically take equal precedence over each other, and in such a case you would simply go from left to right

(I checked WolframAlpha for its answer, it seemed as if it divided first, but both WolframAlpha and I got 41. This is mainly because the order of these operations usually doesn't matter, i.e. ).