SOLUTION: x = 7 + 9 - 6 * 5 / 2

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Question 51414: x = 7 + 9 - 6 * 5 / 2
Answer by rchill(405) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the order of operations: Going from left to right, first multiplication/division, then addition/subtraction. So, going from left to right, we encounter addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication(*), and division (/). Using the order of operations, multiplication has higher precedence, so we do that first; i.e., 6 * 5, which is 30. Our equation now becomes x=7%2B9-30%2F2. Using order of operations again, we divide 30/2, which is 15, producing the equation x=7%2B9-15. Again, use order of operations to add 7+9, which is 16, giving equation x=16-15, which simplifies to x=1.