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Multiplication comes before addition.
after exponents comes multiplication and/or division from left to right depending on which comes first in the problem. the comes addition and/or subtraction from left to right depending on which comes first in the problem parentheses exponents multiplication division addition subtraction another way to remember order of operations is: please = parentheses excuse = exponents my = multiplication dear = division aunt = addition sally = subtraction
The word addition comes from British Mathematician Ada Lovelace! Ada was the Enchantress of Numbers. Through her dedication and hard work the word "addition" came to be.
BODMAS B=Brackets O=Of D=Division M=Multiplication A=Addition S=Subtraction So, division comes first, then multiplication, then addition and finally subtraction.
17 - 5 * 4 / 2 By BIDMAS, Division comes before Multiplication, Addition or Subtraction = 17 - 5 * 2 By BIDMAS, Multiplication comes before Addition or Subtraction = 17 - 10 = 7