However without the parentheses Excel is following the standard order of operations. Before mixing different mathematical operations together in a formula make sure you understand the order of operations that Excel follows when evaluating a formula. When evaluating a formula Excel follows a standard math protocol called order of operations.
The order of operations for Excel is as follows.
A way to remember the order of the operations is PEMDAS where in each letter stands for a mathematical operation. Addition and subtraction whichever comes first. The standard mathematical operations are addition subtraction multiplication or division brackets grouping symbols used to indicate order of operations like and and exponentiation n or n also called orders or indices. As such the basic layout of computerized spreadsheets is the same as the paper ones.