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Re: Proposed changes in how 3-8 and Regents exams are scored (message for Tzippy)
Posted:
Sep 14, 2011 5:20 PM
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A teacher asked me about a problem in one of the math textbooks. Is there some rule that I
am not aware of in the order of operations for multiplication and division from left to right?
Here is the problem:
40 ÷ 5(2)
Does the two in parentheses imply that the multiplication is to be done first or is the
problem done L to R with division first? One calculator had 4 for the answer and
another had 16.
Looking forward to your thoughts.
Gary Furman
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction
Ellenville Central School District
845-647-0107
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