SOLUTION: How do you do order of operations on 1/4+1/2*2/5 ?

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Question 888563: How do you do order of operations on 1/4+1/2*2/5 ?
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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exponentiation and roots is done first.
multiplication and division is done next.
addition and subtraction is done next.
you scan left to right.
you solve left to right in the order indicated above.

your expression is:

1/4+1/2*2/5

you have multiplication and division that needs to be done first left to right.

1/4 = .25

then:

1/2*2/5 = .2

your expression becomes:

.25 + .2

addition is done next.

.25 + .2 = .45

you're done.

you're expression is equal to .45