hi. i dealing with order of operations agreement
my problem is 6+ top of the bar is 16-4 bleow is 2x2+2 and -2

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hi. i dealing with order of operations agreement 
my problem is 6+ top of the bar is 16-4 bleow is 2x2+2  and -2

valpey · Answer

Is this what you mean?
$$6+\frac{16-4}{2x2+2}-2$$

anonymous · Answer

YES

valpey · Answer

Step 1: 2*2 = 4
Step 2: treat top and bottom of fraction like they are in parentheses
Step 3: simplify fraction
Step 4: add across

valpey · Answer

$$6+\frac{16-4}{2*2+2}-2$$
$$6+\frac{16-4}{4+2}-2$$
$$6+\frac{12}{6}-2$$
$$6+2-2$$
$$6$$

anonymous · Answer

Thanks i see where i got stuck at. am i able to wirte my problem that way you did on here?

valpey · Answer

Yes. You can use the equation editor and use "\frac{top}{bottom}" to create long fractions

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks this is my first time using this service

valpey · Answer

use backslash openbracket: \[ at the beginning of an expression
then backslash closedbracket \ ] at the end (without the space)