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---
tags:
- Mathematics
- Prealgebra
---
1. Evaluate expressions in **parentheses**
1. Evaluate **exponents**
1. Evaluate **multiplications and divisions** from left to right in the order that they appear
1. Evaluate **additions and subtractions** from left to right in the order that they appear.
In the absence of grouping symbols, addition holds no precedence over subtraction and vice versa.
````
15 - 8 + 4 = 7 + 4
= 11
````
````
15 - 8 + 4 = 15 - 12
= 3
````