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B |
Brackets (parentheses) first |
O |
Orders (ie Powers and Square Roots, etc.) |
DM |
Division and Multiplication (both have equal weighting - left to right order of them) |
AS |
Addition and Subtraction (left-to-right for these) |
EXAMPLE
Solve 3 + (4 ×22 + 2)
| 3 + (4 ×22 + 2) |
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| 3 + (4 × 4 + 2) |
Start inside Brackets, and then use "Orders" First |
| 3 + (16 + 2) |
Then Multiply |
| 3 + (18) |
Then Add |
| 3 + 18 |
Brackets completed; now the last operation is add |
| 21 |
Voila ! - the answer... |
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