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>>-24/4(-2)
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>>Is it:
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>>-6(-2) = 12
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>>Or is it:
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>>-24/-8 = 3
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>Division and multiplication usually are processed left to right, so I think 12 is correct.

Bill,
I think that 24/4(-2) is the same as (-2)24/4. For some reason I have in my head that division always comes first.