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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

~~Multiplication VS division doesn't matter just like order of addition and subtraction doesn't matter.. You can do either and get same results.~~

Edit : the order matters as proven below, hence is important

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

If you do only multiplication first, then 2×3÷3×2 = 6÷6 = 1.

If you do mixed division and multiplication left to right, then 2×3÷3×2 = 6÷3×2 = 2×2 = 4.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

2nd one is correct, divisions first.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

4 would be correct since you go left to right.