8222 can be rewritten as 8222 per mathematical convention that xy xy as well as due to juxtaposition whereby 222 could be seen as 2y using substitution and 82y 82y 824 88 1 Many people state the problem is one of linguistics andor grammar. In general the rules for order of operations require that we perform operations in the following order. Parentheses - They take precedence over all other operators.
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For example in mathematics and most computer languages multiplication is granted a higher precedence than addition and it has been this way since the. The order of operations is a mathematical and algebraic set of rules. The Order of Operations rules as we know them could not have existed before algebraic notation existed. First all multiplications and divisions in their order from left to right.