>5 * 2 + 1 = 10
>2 + 1 * 5 = 15
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>change the order of operations and the result changes The - in 5 - 2 is NOT the same operation as the - in -2.
New arithematic rule? What happened to:
1. Simplify all operations inside parentheses.
2. Simplify all exponents, working from left to right
3. Perform all multiplications and divisions, working from left to right.
4. Perform all additions and subtractions, working from left to right.
5*2+1 = 10+1 = 11
2+1*5 = 2+6 = 8
Or did I misunderstand the message in your post?
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