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Old 04-29-2011, 01:56 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Regardless of left-to-right, Multiplication always takes precedence over Division, as Addition always does over Subtraction. You must simplify it into the most basic terms before performing the "left-to-right" mathematics. The correct order is as follows:

Parenthesis
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction

Applying that to the equation: 6/2*(1+2) will yield:

Parenthesis: 6/2*(1+2) = 6/2*(3)
Exponents: 6/2*(3)
Multiplication: 6/2*(3) = 6/6
Division: 6/6 = 1
Addition: 1 = 1
Subtraction: 1 = 1


THE ANSWER IS 1
Well I guess I'm not eloquent enough to simply convince you, so perhaps this will help?

Order of Operations

edit: check example three
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