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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Okay, if M and D are equal, then it makes sense why it would be done left to right , but:
48/2(9+3)
48/2(12)
We still haven't gotten rid of the parentheses. So we can just pull 12 out and make it read 48/2x12 and ignore that the 12 is still in the ()? |
Yes, you do the math that is in the ( ). Once thfat is done there is not longer fa nee for the parentheses. The order would be different if there were no ( )
48/2*9+3 Would give you a different answer because you would do the multiplication and division first and the addition last
48/2*9+3
48/2=24
24*9=288
216+3=219
See why the parentheses are important?