SOLUTION: Hello, I was hoping you could explain, with words, the the order of operations for this. 17+2(2) _______ 3 I understand the basic order of parenthe

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Question 761658: Hello, I was hoping you could explain, with words, the the order of operations for this.
17+2(2)
_______
3
I understand the basic order of parentheses, multiply and divide, then add and subtract from left to right. My "refresher" text book doesn't cover some things.
Any help would be much appreciated.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
17+2(2)
_______
3
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(17 + 2*2)/3
= (17 + 4)/3
= 21/3
= 7