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Parentheses

Exponents

Multiplication and Division

Addition and Subtraction

All of these done left to right.

Some people memorize it as

PEMDAS and use a mnemonic device to remember it.

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally

The UK equivalent is BIDMAS.

B = Brackets

I = Index

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