>>>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.
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>>New arithematic rule? What happened to:
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>>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.
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>>5*2+1 = 10+1 = 11
>>2+1*5 = 2+6 = 8
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>2+1*5 = 2+6 = 8 ????
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>>Or did I misunderstand the message in your post?
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Sheesh. I am laughing over that :o) Don't know what I read (regardless of what was typed) :o) *G*
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