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Old 04-28-2011, 04:13 PM  
kaori
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Joxxy View Post
48÷2(9+3) = x ---> x/5.76 = 50

FOIL works for binomials, PEMDAS for equations. Work it left to right.
Trust me, I'm Asian.
I learned it as 'bedmas'
order of operations =
brackets
exponents
division&multiplication
addition and subtraction


answer = 2
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