Question

Order of operation: 7+4x2=?

Answer 1

15?

Answer 2

Order of operations goes as follows
P(parathesis)
E(Exponential)
M(Multiplication)
D(Division)
A(Addition)
S(Subtraction)
where M and D are interchangeable and A and S are interchangeable
It is 15.

Answer 3

So like for example: 4/2x7= would we do the division first because its interchangeable

Answer 4

Yeah, you could do that

Answer 5

Generally speaking, that doesn't occur because that causes confusion. if that were the case, a Parathesis would have to be imbedded into the question to determine what answer you wanted. So, you would do what is within the parathesis first.

(4/2) x 7 is different then 4/(2 x 7)