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it means you do whatever is in the parentheses first; for example

4(6+1)

this means you add 6+1 before you multiply by four

so you get 7 times 4 28

and it makes a big difference because if not you multiply 6x4 you get 24 plus 1 25 so its not the same and very important

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Q: What do parentheses mean in a math problem?
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