04-15-2011, 12:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveDallas
288.
In spite of MDAS, Multiplication and Division are equal in precedence. Evaluation proceeds from left to right. The use of the 2(..) notation for multiplication is tempting you to treat 2(9+3) as a single unit. 48 / 2 x (9+3), with the multiplication sign written out, seems less ambiguous (though I don't think it is).
Again, it's a screwy example.
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