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Example: 4 + 7 × 2 = ?
Working strictly from left to right, thereby, not using the Order of Operations:
4 + 7 x 2 = 22 (wrong answer).
Using the Order of Operations.
Multiplication before Addition:
7 × 2 = 14, then 4 + 14 = 18 (correct answer).
The parenthesis is done first, the finally, the addition.
So it could be written: 4 + (7 x 2 ) = 18
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