Asked by Valerie

order of operation

16 divided by 4 . 2=

I just did 16 divided by 4 which is 4 then multiply it by 2 which is 8

Am I right
Answered by Ms. Sue
No. Order of operations: PEMDAS
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiply
Divide
Add
Subtract
Answered by Valerie
Than you multiply it first like 4x2, than you divide it last?
Answered by Ms. Sue
Right.

Online, * means multiply.

Answered by Valerie
oh okay, thank you
Answered by Ms. Sue
You're welcome.
Answered by Reiny
actually multiplication and division are performed in the order they come, from left to right

so we have 16 ÷ 4 * 2
= 4 * 2
= 8

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=16+%C3%B7+4+*+2

https://www.google.ca/search?source=hp&q=16%2F4*2&oq=16%2F4*2&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i7i30k1l4.2552.13782.0.17080.9.8.0.0.0.0.205.841.5j2j1.8.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..1.8.840.0..0j0i131k1j0i3k1j0i30k1j0i8i30k1j0i8i7i30k1.0.boZQxnhaJaU
Answered by Ms. Sue
I'm sorry, but I goofed. Of course, Reiny is right.

https://www.mathsisfun.com/operation-order-pemdas.html
Answered by xrzthx1234
Tysm "Reiny" is right. :)
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