And the rule is simple: multiplication comes before subtraction.
But that… a lot of people forget.
They calculate:
8 – 4 = 4
4 – 1 = 3
3 × 3 = 9
And they think the answer is 9 .
Others try a different logic…
and find 3 .
But in both cases… that’s wrong.
Now, let’s take the time to do the calculation correctly.
We begin with multiplication:
1 × 3 = 3
Only then do we continue: 8 – 4 – 3
And here, we calculate from left to right: 8 – 4 = 4
4 – 3 = 1
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