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Is 225/15/3 equal to 225/(15/3)?
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Is 225/15/3 equal to 225/(15/3)?

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No
For the first one, you would have to do 225/5 first bc of pemdas
in the second one, you do 15/3 first bc of pemdas
For the first one, you get 5, but for the second one, you get 45
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User Maralyn
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No, because if they were equal the second equation should be 225/(15x3), not (15/3). 
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