The acronym BODMAS
Brackets
Of
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction.
It is a convention to ensure everyone carries out a question such as that below in the same order. Numbers in brackets are worked out first, followed by multiplication and division with addition and subtraction last.
3 + 5 x 2 =
One way to do the question is: 3 + 5 = 8. 8 [...]
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