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According to the rules of the order of operations, the exercise which contains both multiplication and division should be solved from left to right.
12
\( 8 + 3 \times 2 = \)
Order matters! Division and multiplication have equal priority, so you must work from left to right. Doing multiplication first would give you 3 instead of the correct answer 12.
The colon (:) is another way to write division, just like the ÷ symbol. So means exactly the same as .
Yes! Use PEMDAS or BODMAS. The key is remembering that multiplication and division are equal priority - always work left to right when you see them together.
That's a common mistake! You calculated instead of . Remember: no parentheses means left to right!
Break it into steps and write each one down:
This prevents rushing and helps you catch errors!
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