Order

Operation

Example

 

 

 

1

Parentheses



2

Functions



3

Power ( )



4

Unary Minus ()



5

Multiply and Divide

, 

6

Add and Subtract

, 

7

Equality



So, for example, all operations inside parentheses are performed before operations outside the parentheses.

Examples:

Equations

Meaning

 

 



a (b3) = c



(a b)3 = c

 

a + (b/c) = 12

 

(a + b) / c = 12



[%CHG ((t + 12), (a – 6)) ]2