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Step 1
Do Parentheses first. That means do the mathematical operations in the parentheses first
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Step 2
Do exponents next. That means take care of any powers and multiply them next.
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Step 3
Do multiply and divide next. Take care of any multiplying or dividing in the problem at this step. Make sure to do multiplying and dividing from left to right.
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Step 4
The last step is to add or subtract. Add or subtract going from left to right.










