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AMultiplication always before division
BIn order from left to right
CDivision always before multiplication
DIn order from right to left
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. In order from left to right
1. Multiplication and division share equal priority in the order of operations.
2. Because neither operation outranks the other, they are carried out in the order they appear, from left to right.
3. Always doing multiplication first, or always doing division first, would give the wrong answer whenever the two operations are mixed.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "The Language of Algebra", section 2.1 Use the Language of Algebra_
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