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Did you disregard what he just said? There is no variable therefore distribution does not occur. it is left to right....Originally Posted by dmbrhs
But you would agree you have to solve for the parentheses, which means the 2 gets distributed, right?Originally Posted by UbUiBeMe
I teach high school math and the discussion in here is pretty funny.
Multiply OR Divide LEFT to RIGHT and both rank equally meaning you don't have to multiply first because it comes first in PEMDAS!. Keyword is "OR."
You don't multiply the 2 just because of distribution. It will always be LEFT to RIGHT!