Question 985997
Using here the forward slash to mean DIVISION SYMBOL, your expression can be restated  32/8/2/2.


If no parentheses or grouping symbols are used, then the order of operations is strictly from left to right.  This is understood to be the convention.


32/8/2/2
4/2/2
2/2
1


Yes, the value of 32/8/2/2 depends on where you place the parentheses, but none is used in your given expression; so the result is 1.




Try to start the parentheses nesting from the other end...
32/8/2/2
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32/(8/(2/2))
32/(8/1)
32/8
4
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Try moving the nesting one place leftward.
(32/(8/2)/2)
Now compute
32/4/2
8/2
4
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Another way,
32/((8/2)/2)------------*
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32/(4/2)
32/2
16-----------The way you expected. *