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[–] SmartmanApps 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Division and multiplication are equal in the order of operations

I didn't say they weren't. I said...

Doing division before brackets goes against the order of operations rules

You did 8/2x4, which is the same as (8/2)(2+2), which isn't the same as 8/2(2+2)=8/2(4)=8/(2x4).