If you've ever taken note of the Moody Blues' albums you'd know it's Every Good Boy Deserves Favour :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Good_Boy_Deserves_Favour_(album)

>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)
>>>
>>>
>>>>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
>>>>>>