It's one of those things that stick in your head years later like "EGBDF" (Every good boy does fine) and "Roy G Biv" (Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet) :o)
I've been 'programmed' :o)
>Parentheses is much more elegant a word than Braces
>
>>Weird, I was taught PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division, and Addition and Subtraction or "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" :o)
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>>
>>>I was taught the order of solving is BEMDAS - Brackets - Exponents - Multiply - Divide - Add - Subtract
>>>
>>>>The rule of evaluation of equations is BODMAS:
>>>>
>>>> Brackets - Of - Divide - Multiply - Add - Subtract
>>>>
>>>>So 12
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>-24/4(-2)
>>>>>
>>>>>Is it:
>>>>>
>>>>>-6(-2) = 12
>>>>>
>>>>>Or is it:
>>>>>
>>>>>-24/-8 = 3
>>>>>
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