Which operation should be done first? 23 - 5 • 4 + 32. The 5 x 4 should be done first
Think PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (left to right), Addition and Subtraction (left to right). In that order.
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Whichever one is inside the other should be done first. If neither is inside the other, then it doesn't matter.
In a standard calculation it would be the exponent, also known as the power of. However, the use of brackets can change the order of operations and so sometimes another operation could be done first. Exponents should be processed first, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction. The use of parenthesis brackets can be used to override this default precedence order.
6If this is what was intended: 8 - 3 + 12/3 * 2 then 12/3 * 2 is done first in any order.If this is what was intended: (8 - 3 + 12) / 3 * 2 then 3*2 is done first.
No, any operation can be done to them.
Grouping symbols are symbols such as parentheses or brackets, that indicate that the operations within them should be done first. When an expression contains more than one pair of grouping symbols, the computations in the innermost grouping should be done first.