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[–] SmartmanApps 0 points 8 months ago

neither defines wether implied multiplication is a multiply/divide operation or a bracketed operation

The Distributive Law says it's a bracketed operation. To be precise "expand and simplify". i.e. a(b+c)=(ab+ac).