There is no rule other than that the order is unimportant for multiplication.
xyz is the same as zyx and so forth.
For example, 1 * 2 * 3 = 3 * 2 * 1 = 6.
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Number order in multiplication does not matter, this is known as the associative property. So this means (1*2)*3 = 1*(2*3)
Remember the memory reminder of BIDMAS which is the order of operations in arithmetic meaning Brackets, Indices, Division, Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction.
The rule is to evaluate terms according the following order of priority: In UK it is BIDMAS, an acronym for Brackets, Index, Division, Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction. In US, it is PEMDAS = Parentheses, Exponent, Multiplication, Division, Addition and Subtraction order of the mathematical order of operations." Note, that multiplication and division have the same priority; also, addition and subtraction have the same priority.
Math Confusion Differences: One rule is special, another rule is general. Relationship: Both are part of the multiplication family.Know it..?!? THEY HAVE DIFFERENT RULES!!!answered by : REYMIAN
An exponent of 1 can be ignored. In the same way that multiplication by 1 can be ignored.