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Old 08-01-2019, 10:52 AM   #1
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I thought you solved the parenthesis first, so the answer would be 1.

8÷2x (2+2)

8÷2x4

8÷8=1
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I thought you solved the parenthesis first, so the answer would be 1.

8÷2x (2+2)

8÷2x4

8÷8=1
Why did you do multiplication before division? That was your mistake.
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Why did you do multiplication before division? That was your mistake.
Because that's how I recall learning it in 1978.
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