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Order of Operations (BIDMAS)

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See how the running total changes when the operator tiles sit in different orders. Reading 6, then + 4, then x 3, then - 2 strictly left to right gives 28, but BIDMAS does the multiply first and lands on 16. The order in which the operations happen really does change the answer.