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According to the rules of the order of operations we should first solve the exercise from left to right since it only contains a division operation:
2
\( 8 + 3 \times 2 = \)
The colon (:) means division, and we follow left-to-right order. Writing means first divide 80 by 4, then divide that result by 2, then divide by 5.
These are completely different operations! The first works left to right giving us 2, while the second divides by the product 40, which also gives 2 but uses incorrect reasoning for this notation.
Think of it like reading a sentence - you read from left to right! Division operations have the same precedence, so we process them in order from left to right.
Yes! You can also recalculate the entire problem step by step again, or use a calculator to verify each division: 80÷4, then ÷2, then ÷5.
Write each step clearly:
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