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Old 04-14-2011, 11:10 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by Undertoad View Post
Multiplication AND division are done first...
there is no left to right in math. when there are both multiplication and division, multiplication goes first. that's why 2(whatever) means 2 * whatever. There is no division equivalent because it isn't needed because multiplication happens first
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